Closed Imamoglu was elected by the presidential candidate of the Turkish opposition | News about politics
More than 15 million voted for the mayor of Istanbul in the midst of huge protests for his arrest.
Close to 15 million people voted for prison Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu In the presidential primary primary organization of the main opposition of CHP Turkiye, municipal officials said.
As a growing national support, the party announced on Monday that about 1.7 million members were joined by 13 million members of non -partisans in the support of Imamoglu to become an official candidate for the next presidential election, which should take place in 2028.
Mass protests broke out since we had a wealthy, widely seen as the upper challenger President Recep Tayyip Erdoganwas detained on Wednesday. He is officially closed on Sunday, deteriorating the unrest.
Erdogan’s critics insist that the arrest was triggered by the primary primary. People have proven to be so large that the vote has been extended by three and a half hours.
The Erdogan government denied that the arrest had a we have politically motivated, insisting that Turkiye’s courts were independent.
Mehmet Celik of the Daily Sabah Pro-Vas, Al Jazeera said that critics of CHP and government must come up with answers to “serious accusations” against Imamglu.
However, CHP sought to double the claims because he found that Imamoglu was her official candidate.
“The number of votes for Ekrem Imamoglu from our members and the voting box of solidarity is over 14 million 850 thousand,” wrote Ozgur Ozgur Ozgur Ozel on X. “Today’s results have completely opened Erdogan’s legitimacy to question and make an early vote menu.
‘Very happy’
Imamoglu was ordered early Sunday in the Istanbul prison prison, waiting for a trial for corruption charges after last week’s custody, which launched mass protests throughout the country. The court dismissed a separate accusation against terrorism.
Imamglu was taken to Marmara west Sunday near the Istanbul district of Silivri. He denied all allegations and called for more protests throughout the country.
In a statement from prison, Imamoglu said that the “record level of participation” made him “very happy” at the basic level.
In a separate statement of X, Ozel also complained of the efforts to “suppress” the opposition voice, as the Government sought to order the closure of hundreds of accounts on social media on the X platform through the BTK IT Agency.
The free speech expansion company owned by Elon Musk has announced its complaints with “multiple commands of Turkish IT and communication technology to block over 700 accounts of news organizations, journalists, political figures, students and others within Turkiya.”
However, he also suspended several accounts associated with the opposition. Politico reported that many accounts are associated with university activists organizing protests.
Turkiye’s Ministry of the Interior announced that authorities found hundreds of accounts on social media suspected of encouraging hatred.
Late on Sunday night, protesters in Istanbul and Ankari were seen clashing with police. Turkiye’s Halk TV reported that several people had been detained.
On Monday morning, several Turkish media also reported that at least three journalists were detained.
Aksel Zaimovic, Al Jazeera, reporting from Istanbul, said the Government had arranged one of the biggest cases of the presence of police in the city and in nearby areas.
“The authorities have announced that this huge security presence is needed to maintain public order,” he said, noting that the police responded to tear gas and water cannon on protesters throwing rockets and bottles.
Tansel Can Emzikli, a video journalist, Al Jazeera said that at least six police officers threw him to the ground and started hitting him.
The government of Erdogan condemned protesters for disappearing instability.
Turkiye’s interior ministry announced the “temporary” suspension from the ImamGlu office, citing his custody.
