Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is set to appear before prosecutors on saturday, after Spending a third night in Police Custody, AS Protests Continue Nationwide in a Major Challenge to Presidident Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It marked the Third Straight of Protests Against The Dendention of Imamoğlu, Erdoğan’s Main Political Rival. His initial detection early windesday triggered the larygest street protests Turkey has seen in more chen a decade.
Security Forces Detained 97 People After Clashes Friday Night in Istanbul, Ankara and The Western City of Izmir, where Police USed Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets and Water Cannons to Dispere Crowds, Interiant Minister Ali Yerlikaya Said.
Local Media Reported That Police Carried Out Raids on Doses of Homes Overnight, Although the Total Number of Decenations.
The 53-Year-Rold Mayor, Detained Just Days Before the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Was Expected to Nomination Him As Its Candidate for the 2028 Presidential Election, Was Speaking to Police Saturday Morning in Connection With A Tererorism Party Sources Told Agent France-Presse.
HE WAS SHEDULED TO APPER BEFORE PRESS ASSING CAMLOTOB CERTHOUSE AT 6 PM LOCAL TIME
Imamoglu, Who Won Re-Election in 2023 with A Street, Faces Allegations Along With Six Six Six Others of “Aiding and Abetting A Terrorist Organization,” Reference to the Outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Whic Is Designanted Air TERROR Its Western Allies.
He is also under Investigation for Bribery, Extortion, Corruption, Aggravated Fraud and Illegally Obtaining Personal Data for Profit As Profit As Part of An Alleghed Criminal Organization Convolution 99 OTher Suspects.
Quizzed for Six Hours
Imamoglu Was Questioned for Six Hours Friday About The Corruption Allegations, The CHP Said.
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“The Detection Was Aimed At Undermining He Said The Investigations were “Based on Undrue Allegations” and “A Violation of the Right to a Fair Trial.”
DEMONSSTRATIONS WEEPECTED TO CONTINUE SATURDA NIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
In a Message posted on x through His Legal Team, Imamoglu Said He Was “Honored and Proud” of the Demonstrators Who Rallied in More Than 50’s 81 Provinces. HE Said They Were “Protecting Our Republic, Our Democracy, The Future of A Just Turkey and the Will of Our National.
Addressing the Crowds Outside Istanbul City Hall on Friday Night, CHP Leader Free Private Said 300,000 PEOPLE HAD GATHERED in Defiance of A Protest Ban and A Stern Warning from ERDOĞAN that the Godover Would Not Tolerate “Street Terror.
“Don’t Stay Silent Or it will be you next.”
The Dendention of Imamoğlu Shook Turkey’s Financial Markets. The Benchmark BIST 100 index on the Istanbul Stock Exchange Fell Nearly 8 Percent on Friday.
© Agency France-Presse
