7 hours agoErdogan's main rival imprisoned
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Turkey's main opponent, Recep Tayip Erdogan, has been arrested and accused of corruption. Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor, is expected to be elected as the opposition presidential candidate, the Republican People's Party (CHP) for 2028 in a vote Sunday. He has denied the accusations and has said they are politically motivated. “Nuk [...]
Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor, is expected to be elected as the opposition presidential candidate, the Republican People's Party (CHP) for 2028 in a vote Sunday.
He has denied the accusations and has said they are politically motivated.
I would never bow”, he wrote on X before being arrested, the BBC writes.
His arrest prompted some of the biggest protests in Turkey in more than a decade. Erdogan has condemned demonstrations and accused the CHP of trying to “destabilise peace and polarise our people”.
