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ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor to nearly three years jail in a politically charged defamation trial that effectively bars him from standing in next June’s presidential election. Ekrem Imamoglu’s team immediately vowed to appeal his conviction in a case stemming from a remark he made after defeating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ally in a …

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