Thousands gathered in Istanbul's #Sarachane district on Wednesday, after #Turkiye authorities detained #Istanbul Mayor #Ekremİmamoğlu, President #Erdoğan’s main rival, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group. The opposition calls it “a coup against our next president.”
İmamoğlu, a two-term mayor and leading opposition figure, was set to be officially named as the #CHP ’s presidential candidate. He now faces multiple investigations, including accusations of leading a crime organization, bribery, and tender rigging.
This comes amid a broader crackdown on opposition figures, with several elected mayors ousted and a nationalist party leader jailed. Critics say it’s a politically motivated move to weaken the opposition ahead of elections.
