Emre Temel
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office described Ekrem Imamoglu as a suspected criminal organisation leader. He was accused of corruption in tender processes. Prosecutors also accused Mr. İmamoğlu of aiding the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, as well.
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
And Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said a total of 106 individuals have been detained into two investigations into terrorism and corruption. He added that investigations will remain confidential. Mr. İmamoğlu denies all the charges. His wife, Dilek İmamoğlu, dismissed the accusations as ridiculous and manufactured.
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as the strongest rival to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a future election. As President Erdogan himself, Mr. Imamoglu seemed ready to use Istanbul mayorship as the launchpad for the ultimate prize, presidency. He's a very popular politician. Von der Meyrel raised twice in 2019 and was resoundingly re-elected last year.
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
And Mr. Imam Ali is expected to be named as main opposition Republican People's Party's presidential candidate in a primary vote on Sunday. However, yesterday, his university diploma was revoked. This move was largely seen by the opposition as an aim to eliminate him from the Turkish politics because a college degree is a constitutional requirement for a candidacy in Turkey.
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
And Mr. Imamoglu was preparing to appeal this decision. But what happened this morning left him in an uncharted territory. If he will be arrested... the government may appoint a trustee to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to replace Imamoglu. And as it stands now, Ekrem Imamoglu will not be able to run in Turkey's next presidential elections.
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
The main opposition, Republican People's Party, had a big protest outside the Istanbul municipality. Thousands of people joined it. Mr. Imamoglu's wife, Dilek Imamoglu, spoke. She said 16 million Istanbulites will have been detained. And the main opposition party's leader, Özgür Özel, described this morning's detention as a coup attempt. And he urged opposition groups to unite.
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Turkey: thousands protest against Istanbul mayor arrest
One of the opposition party's good party called for the boycotting the next presidential elections. However, it seems that main opposition party doesn't agree with this.