A Turkish university on Tuesday revoked the university degree of Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on grounds it was falsely obtained.

The ruling could hurt Imamoglu's plans to challenge Erdogan in the 2028 election, coming just days before he was to be formally named the main opposition CHP party's candidate for the race.

Under the Turkish constitution, any presidential candidate requires a higher education degree.

Imamoglu slammed the decision as "unlawful" and vowed to contest the move in court.

"We will fight this illegitimate decision in court," said the 53-year old who has been targeted by an increasing number of what........

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