On Sunday, the referees confirmed the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul and the main competitor of Erdogan, Ikram Emamio.
Istanbul mayor, Ikram Imamoglu, In detention before the trial In the context of the investigation by corruption. The mayor, one of the main opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been arrested since Wednesday.
Hundreds of Mayor’s supporters gathered on Saturday before the court, where he was still interrogating Accusations of corruption and ties with terrorism. It was imamoglu Wednesday arrested After a raid at her residence at dawn. His arrest caused general protests throughout Türkiye.
He was expected to become official The presidential candidate for the most opposition partyThe Republican Party of the People (CHP), on Sunday in the party’s preliminary elections. Many consider that His detention has political motives They accuse the president of the country, Tayyip Erdogan, of trying to eliminate his greatest political rival for the upcoming presidential race, to be held in 2028.
The authorities refuse to accuse and claim this Turkish courts free And work regardless of the government. According to the Turkish media, The police interrogated the Imamoglu for about five hours Saturday, as part of an investigation for the alleged assistance to the banned party of Kurdistan workers (PKK).
Then he was transferred to the court to It is interrogated by the public prosecutors Along with 90 others were also arrested. One day before, Istanbul’s mayor was also Doubt for several hours On the accusations of corruption weighing on him, which are accused by public prosecutors of taking advantage of his position to obtain economic benefits. Imamoglu rejected all the drawings during both interrogation.
Salads They were prevented from reaching the court with road assets Local and closing nearby metro stations. Hundreds of police officers and more than ten tank trucks have been deployed to secure the ocean, however Hundreds of demonstrators were able to reach the buildingThey protested abroad on the trend of “rights, law, justice!”
Shocks with the police
Saturday The clashes erupted between the police and the demonstrators In Istanbul, during the fourth day of the demonstrations after the arrest of Imamoglu. Police used pepper gas and tear gas to disperse the crowd and return to hundreds of demonstrators who fired torches, stones and other things against agents.
Istanbul Governor’s office announced this The demonstrations were shed Until March 26, it has imposed restrictions on the entrance and exit of vehicles that consider people to have been “likely to participate in illegal activities.”
Erdogan accuses opposition to inciting chaos
Erdogan went to the protests that took place throughout the country during the past four days Request to liberate the ImamogoIn Evar’s speech, the food is eaten to break the fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. The Turkish president accused opposition to the attempt Create a “atmosphere of tension and chaos”.
“I think it is worth remembering again from the days when he went out, he took with him to the left organizations, For extremists and saboteursErdogan said: “The national will has been threatened, they were left behind,” Erdogan said.
The largest wave of protests in Türkiye for more than a decade
Other demonstrators gathered in front of the Istanbul City Council, the office appointed by the Imamoglu, where they signed Daily protests From the arrest of the mayor. A manifestation is a sign The largest wave of protests in Türkiye In more than a decade.
The protests were mostly peaceful, but a group of demonstrators, who tried to break the barricades to reach the main box in Istanbul, Blaces, stones, and other things were launched Against the police.
The demonstrators claim that it was used against them Pepper gas, water guns and tear gasAnd some claims that the agents fired rubber bullets. According to the Minister of Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, 343 suspects were arrested In the protests that took place on Friday night in the main cities in the country.
He also announced.There will be no tolerance with those who intend to violate the social systemIt threatens the peace and security of people, and to follow chaos and provocation. “
CHP preliminary elections are celebrated
the Imamoglu detention It happened a few days before his appointment The presidential candidate for the Republican opposition to the people In the preliminary elections on Sunday. CHP president, Ozgur Ozel, has announced that the introductory elections, which can last about 1.5 million voting delegates, as planned.
propagandaThe opposition party also urged citizens to Participation in the symbolic elections on SundayThrough improvised opinion polls that will be installed throughout Türkiye, to show its solidarity with IMamoglu.
In a tweet published shortly before his arrival at the court, Imamoglu urged citizens to protect the polls In the preliminary elections on Sunday: “Do not forget that: they are very afraid of yourself and Your democratic right to voteIn a previous message, IMamoglu described his arrest From “the coup” He accused the government of benefiting from the judiciary and exacerbating the country’s economy.
