Erdoğan hosted NATO summit while jailed rival İmamoğlu faced trial at home

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted a NATO summit and received praise from President Trump while in the international spotlight. Simultaneously, his leading political rival Ekrem İmamoğlu, currently jailed, appeared in court to defend himself before judges. The timing highlighted the contrast between Turkey's international ambitions and its domestic political situation.

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