Istanbul mayor and Erdogan presidential rival arrested

The Istanbul market was detained as part of the Turkish corruption investigation.

Ekrem Imamoglu, a secular Republican People’s People’s Party (CHP), is considered one of the most powerful political competitors of Turkish President recept Tayip Erdogan.

The prosecution says he has been accused of being “suspected criminal organization leader.” 100 suspects, including other politicians, journalists and businessmen, were also detained as part of the investigation.

IMAMOGLU said, “People’s will cannot be silent.” The state media reported that a four -day closure of meetings, demonstrations, and press releases was implemented in the city.

IMAMOGLU vowed to “decisive” for all those who visited social media according to the charges of himself, and for everyone who supported Turkish and world democracy and definition.

“I stand firmly in the fight for fundamental rights and freedom,” he added.

Dozens of police officers were involved in early morning raids on the home of Imamoglu in the historic Turkish city.

The president’s choice of President CHP, the only candidate for IMAMOGLU, will be held on Sunday.

One day after Istanbul’s cancellation of the degree, he decided to stop his run in the presidential election. According to the Turkish Constitution, the president must complete higher education.

IMAMOGLU called the movement “legally unfounded.”

His CHP Party recently featured the intervention as “attempts to attempt a coup” so that the state cannot decide the next president.

Ozgur Ozel, the party chairman, wrote in X that it is a coup to make decisions, replace the will, or prevent it.

ILHAN UZGEL vice chairman has accused the government’s detention that he used the Turkish opposition as a “tool to threaten.”

He told the BBC that his party was “very concerned about the democratic state of Türkiye.”

It is believed that the pro -government media is not only accused of robbery and fraud, but also helped PKK.

The PKK or Kurddestan Workers’ Party has rebelled since 1984 and has been sentenced to terrorist groups in Türkiye, the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States.

This is not the first time IMAMOGLU had a brush on the law.

2022 He was sentenced to imprisonment for more than two and a half years. To insult a civil servant in a speech.

After the mass detention of Wednesday, a four -day ban was made in all demonstrations, meetings and press releases held in Istanbul, which is known to “preserve public order and prevent possible provocative behavior.”

Many streets of Istanbul have been closed, and some subway lines have canceled the service.