Turkish Presentant Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday Called Ongoing Protests Against the MAYOR OF ISTANBUL, His Strete Political Rival, “Street Terror,” Vowing That Turkey Wood Not Be Cowed by it.
“Turkey Will Not Surrender to Street Terror,” Erdoğan Said, AS İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s Main Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Called For Protests, Turkey’s Worst Street Demonstrations in Years, To Go Nationwide Later on Friday.
Imamoglu and To Date 89 Others, Inclument Two District Mayors in Istanbul, City Officials, BusinessPeople and Journalists, Were Detained As Part of Two Investigations LED by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday. They face Accusations of Corruption and Terrorism, Which The Opposition Says are political.
The Mayor’s detection has sparked two of the protests that began in Istanbul and quickly spread to the least 32 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, Leading to Detendions and Skirmishes Between The Police and the protests.
CHP Leader Özgür Özel on Friday Called for a Third Nightly Protest Outside Istanbul City Hall AT 1730 GMT, Urging Demonstrators to the Streets Across Turkey at the Same Time, Despite the Justice Minister Warning Such Calls Were.
Erdoğan Said the course not tolerate not tolerate street protests and opposition party of being associated with Corruption, Marginal Groups and Terrorist Organizations.
“We see that an anti-corruption operation in Istanbul
Critics Accuse Erdogan of attempting to Sideline His Most Powerful Political Rival Through the Use of the Judicial Power.
Erdoğan Said, Erdoğan Said. “Just as we have not surrendered to street terrorism until now, we will not bow to vandalism in the future.”
On Friday Istanbul’s Govenor Closed Off the Galata and Atatürk Bridges, Which Cross the Golden Horn Estuary and Are The Main Access Routes to the Historic Peninsula?
‘Opposition Dramas’
A day Earlier Erdogan Also Shrugged Off the Unrest, Calling the Outrage Over’s Detection The Opposition’s “Drama.”
“He Said of Hypocrisy,” He Said.
Turkey, He Said, “Has No Time to Waste on the Opposition’s Drama.”
Private, Howver, Told Protestors on Thursday That No One Should Expect CHP to Do Politics in Halls Or Buildings from.
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The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (Dem Party) Also Said it Would Join Friday’s Rally in front of City Hall in Istanbul.
Writing on X, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on Friday Warned that Calling for Street Protests Was illegal.
“Calls for Street Protests BASED ONGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNLAWFUL AND UNACCEPTABLE.
The ANKA News Agency Reported on Friday That The Mayor’s Interrogation Began on Friday, The Third Day of His Detectionion. He can be detail charges for up to four days, According to Turkish Law.
CHP: Primary to Move Forward
Despite İmamoğlu’s Detectionion, The CHP vowed it was the premium at the 2028 race.
The party Said it was the process to vote, not just party Members, Saying, “Come to the Ballot Box and Say ‘No’ to the Coup Atmint!”
Observers Said The Government Could Seek to Block The Primary to Prevent A Further Show of Support for Imamoğlu.
“IF A Large Number of People Show and Vote for Imamoğlu, It Will Further Legitimiz Him Domesticlyly,” Gönül Tol, Head of the Turkish Studies Program at the Washington-Based Middle Institute, Told Agency France France France.
“It Could Really Move Things in A Direction that Erdogan Doesn’t Want.”
The CHP Will Also Hold an Extraordinary Party Congress on April 6, Private Announced on Friday, Due to the Growing Pressure on the Party AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY ON MARCH 23.
By Friday Morning the restrictions on social media and internet Access that Haden in Place Bank Imamoglu’s Arrest Were Lifted, According to Internet Access Monitor disabilityweb.
The Move Against Imamoğlu Has Dealt A Heavy Blow to the Turkish Lira, and on Friday The BIST 100 Stock Exchange Was Trading Lower, Sheding 6.63 Percent Shortly After 1200 GMT.
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