Members of Türkiye's main opposition party on Sunday nominated former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as their presidential candidate, despite his formal arrest and imprisonment earlier in the day.

In a surprising move that portends further political escalation in Turkey, Istanbul's public prosecutor's office issued arrest warrants for more than 100 people, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, on charges of corruption, bid manipulation, and forming a criminal organization.