Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses his supporters as they gather in front of his office as a Turkish court sentenced Imamoglu to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. Onur Gunal/Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TURKEY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN TURKEY.

Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu demonstrate as a Turkish court convene to reach a verdict in the trial of Imamoglu, who is accused of insulting state officials with comments he made at the time of elections in 2019, with prosecutors seeking the imposition of a political ban on him, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his wife Dilek sit at his office as a Turkish court sentenced Imamoglu, a popular rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas