Turkey Bans Book by Jailed Erdogan Rival Imamoglu

Turkey has banned 'The Nation is My Witness,' written by former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival. Imamoglu has been jailed for more than a year pending trial on corruption charges he denies. The ban, reported Oct. 5, 2026 came nearly two years into a crackdown, according to the New York Times.