After six evenings of extensive protests calling for the transfer of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the mind of Turkey’s main opposition party, made the visit to his jailed residence on Tuesday.
Imamoglu, who was detained on March 19 on suspicion of bribery, is seen as the front-runner to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year law. His arrest has been widely regarded as politically determined and has sparked presentations, some turning violent, all over the nation. The Turkish government insists that the court is impartial and free of political control.
On Tuesday night, Ozgur Ozel, the head of Imamoglu’s Republican People’s Party, or CHP, made an arrival at Silivri prison, north of Istanbul, in a fleet of cars. The governor, who spent his second night in jail, is expected to provide a briefing to the press about his condition.
Ozel made it known the day before that Tuesday night would be CHP’s last protest outside Istanbul City Hall, inviting people to join on. In order to prevent a state-appointed one from being appointed, he added that the party may nominate a member to the provincial council to serve Imamoglu’s place.
In addition, Turkey government have been cracking down on journalists as the protests spread.
Eight reporters who were detained” for covering demonstrations in Istanbul,” which were prohibited by government, have been brought to the state’s Caglayan Courthouse, according to the media and law research organization, a civil society organization. According to the organization, they are accused of “violating the laws regarding meetings and rallies.”
The arrests are seen as an “attack on push freedoms and the women’s right to learn the truth,” according to press staff ‘ organizations.
Presentations in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, as well as smaller cities and towns all over Turkey, have been mostly calm, with protesters clamoring for Imamoglu’s release and for an end to political understrength. Some yet became violent, with soldiers launching tear gas, pepper spray, and water cannons at protesters, some of whom have hurled rocks, lights, and other things at mob officers.
Interior secretary Ali Yerlikaya reported early on Tuesday that officers had detained 43 “provocateurs” for what he claimed were “vile accusations” hurled at Erdogan and his family during protests. He claimed previously that about 1, 133 activists were detained between Wednesday and Sunday.
Erdogan’s family was the subject of insults that were posted on Ozel and Imamoglu’s social media accounts.
Imamoglu has been detained on suspicion of operating a judicial organization, accepting bribes, extorting, secretly keeping personal information private, and conspiring to extort money, all allegations he has refuted. He has also been given a “temporary estimate” suspension from his job as a “temporary measure” and is facing charges related to terrorism.
47 various people have been detained while their cases are pending, including a top aide and two Istanbul area mayors, in addition to Imamoglu. Under administrative supervision, 44 more suspects in the case who allege popular graft at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality were freed.
There is a fair chance that Erdogan may call for an earlier vote in order to work for another word, even though Turkey is no scheduled for another vote until 2028.
Imamoglu has been chosen as the CHP member and has performed well in new elections against Erdogan. In a big punch to Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party, which had ruled Istanbul for 25 years, he was elected president of Turkey’s largest city in March 2019.
