NYT > World News As Erdogan Hosted NATO, His Jailed Challenger Was in Court Par :Safak Timur and Ben Hubbard 8 juillet 2026 à 13:02 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan basked in praise from President Trump with the spotlight on a NATO summit. At home, his biggest rival defended himself before judges. © Yasin Akgul/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesEkrem Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul, during a political rally in 2024, before his detention.