Turkey Ousts and Prisons and Prisons, Expected Istanbul Mayor

Istanbul Mayor’s Court arrested on charges of corruption and was dismissed on Sunday, and a potential opponent and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came out of prison in the next presidential election.

Mayor Akram imagination, it was Arrested in his house on Wednesday, Four days ago, Turkey’s political opposition was named presidential candidate. Mr. Erdogan rejected a cunning accusation to prevent a popular politician’s proposal of a politician.

The court decided to arrest Mr. Imamoglu on charges of corruption. Public prosecutors accused him of providing a criminal organization and the city hall to control bribery and other financial errors.

Prosecutors are also accused of supporting terrorism through political coordination with a group of Kurds last year in local elections. The court chose not to order the arrest for these allegations, but it is severely doubt.

On Sunday afternoon, the Interior Ministry has fired Mr. Imamoglu.

Only the arrest may not prevent the escape for the president, but faces other road obstacles. The day before his arrest, Alma Mater, Istanbul University asked the wrong procedures in 1990 to relocate to school. The Constitution of Turkey intends to end the President’s higher education. Mayor, the verdict acknowledged that it was taken into custody.

Mr. Imamoglu, who has been elected Mayor since 2019, will be all other court deceases, including politics, temporarily.

One X in xMayor called on the Turks to stand together against our democracy against this black stain.

From the arrest, he said, “I stand tall. I will never bend.”

Mr. Erdogan, who has been judging Turkish politics for more than two decades, has long been accused of using government strength to break their rivals. However, they say that the president arrests to destroy him in the race before he started to represent the applicant New level of authoritarianism. His arrest, more in Turkey, more, more asked for the biggest street protests in Turkey

Some European leaders criticized the mayor’s arrest and called on the Turkish government to protect the rule of law. High-level US officials said little.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle Eastern Elisi, no mentioned in the mayor’s prison interview With anchor Tucker Carlson with past fox news Sent x Saturday. But he said, Mr. Trump recently talked to Mr Erdogan. The call was not disclosed by the White House at that time.

“As a result of this conversation, there are many good news from Turkey as a result of this conversation,” Mr. Witkoff said without additional information.

The court, including the partners of the State Anatolian News Agency, including Mr. Imamoglu, was arrested for other people. The state news said that at least four of him and two people were known to support terrorism and two people.

Two Istanbul County Mayors were also arrested and removed from their responsibilities, provided the demolition by the government in recent months. All of the piled mayors consist of Mr. Imamoglu’s party, which won 26 of Istanbul’s 39 regions in the local elections last year.

Despite the detention of Mr. Imamoglu, the main opposition party of Turkey, the Republican Party or CHP, the first to determine the presidential candidate on Sunday. The party members voted around the country and the party members called on symbolic papers to support the arrested mayor.

In a polling station in a neighborhood, Mr. Erdogan’s party won the local elections last year, about 20 people stopped for the crowd of the symbol of Mr. Imamoglu.

“I am here for our freedom. I am here for my children,” said the 26-year-old nurse Hilal Dukmeler. “If we are silent about it, our republic will not survive.”

According to him, Mr. Erdogan’s party said he could not offer a service and said Mr. Imamoglu was threatening.

“This is the power of the government,” he said. “They realized that Imamoglu was the power and tried to beat him.”

Mr. Erdogan’s second president ends in 2028. Although the constitutional presidents are limited to two full terms, if the parliament calls for the early elections, it can be legally reworked if they cut the second mandate.

Many people in Turkey are waiting for them to be. If you have, 54, Mr. Imamoglu is possible to ban the race. 71, Mr Erdogan did not say he would escape, but there is no heir and waiting for many people in Turkey will be looking for another term.

Mr. Imamoglu’s withdrawal may violate Turkey’s largest city leadership. The city government uses more than 100,000 people and controls a number of companies in the housing, working in public transport and implements infrastructure projects.

Despite the efforts of the government to stop them, major protests against Mr. Imamoglu in cities in Turkey were demolished on Sunday. Public demonstrations were banned in the three largest cities of the country, and social media entrance was restricted and large transit hubs were closed to prevent the ability of protesters to collect in public squares.

On Saturday, 343 people were arrested and appointed by Mr. Erdogan, Istanbul office, appointed by Mr. Erdogan, said he would prevent “the possibility of participating in illegal protests,” he said.

Gulsin Harman Contributing report.