Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, protests rage throughout city

A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame the country's biggest protests in more than a decade.

The decision to send Imamoglu to jail comes after the main opposition party, European leaders and tens of thousands of protesters criticized the actions against him as politicized and undemocratic.

As the courtroom developments unfolded, there were signs...