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Thousands of people demonstrated after the arrest of opposition leader Imamulu in Turki.
Protests have started across the country after the arrest of Istanbul mayor and opposition leader Ikram Imamulu in Turki. Protesters are raising anti -government slogans at roads and university and metro stations.
There is also news of a clash between the protesters and the police. After this, the government has banned public functions in the country’s largest city Istanbul for 4 days. Many roads and metro lines have also been closed.
The police have taken over 100 people into custody. It consists of many leaders and journalists. It is considered one of the biggest demonstrations against President Erdogan, who has been in power for 22 years.
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People performing outside the Metropolitan Municipality Bhavan in Istanbul after the arrest of Imamulu.
People waved Turkish flags during the demonstration.
After the arrest of Imamulu, people demonstrated outside his detention camp.
The police have detained more than 100 people protesting.
Arrested for corruption Imamulu (54 years) is the leader of the Republican People’s Party of Mustafa Kamal Pasha, the producer of modern Türkiye. He was to be made the presidential candidate on 23 March. But before that he was arrested on charges of corruption and helping a terrorist organization.
Imamulu’s party CHP condemned the arrest, calling it a ‘coup against the next president’. The main opposition party- Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ojel has appealed to the opposition parties to unite.
Ojel said that even after the arrest, Imamulu will be made the presidential candidate. Meanwhile, after the arrest of Imamulu, people on social media appealed to the opposition party to boycott the presidential elections. He said that elections are no longer possible in the country in a fair and democratic manner. At the same time, the Turkish government denied all the allegations of the opposition and said that the judiciary of the country is independent.
His degree was canceled by Istanbul University before Imamulu’s arrest. This has led to his candidature in doubt. According to the Turki constitution, it is necessary to complete the higher education of the candidate to become President. If the court does not change its verdict, they will be stopped from contesting the presidential election.
Imamulu entered politics in 2014. His background is the first President of Türkiye, Mustafa Kamal Pasha.
Imamulu became popular after defeating Erdogan -backed candidate Ikram Imamulu has emerged as a strong opposition face against the administration of President Erdogan. After trying his hand in real estate career, he turned to politics at the age of 43. He was elected the mayor of Belikduju district for the CHP party.
Imamulu was not very popular in the country till 2019. But he became very famous after defeating the supporting candidate of President Erdogan in the 2019 Istanbul Mayor election. He got 41 lakh votes in this election and won by 13 thousand votes. However, he was able to stay the mayor for less than a month.
After alleging irregularities, the election officials canceled the election and removed them from the post. It was ordered to hold elections again. This was followed by elections again in June 2019 in which he defeated his opposing candidate by about 8 lakh votes. His victory gave him a national and international recognition.
Erdogan supported candidate for third time After becoming the mayor, he worked a lot on the city’s infrastructure. This further improved his image. Imamulu was the biggest contender to contest the presidential election in 2023 against Erdogan, but the opposition coalition chose Kamal Kilchdaroglu. In the 2024 Istanbul Mayor election, once again, Erdogan became the mayor by defeating the candidate.
The defeating Erdogan -backed candidate for the third consecutive time was seen as a major achievement for Imamulu. At the same time, many political experts in Türkiye called it ‘Erdogan’s worst defeat’ ever ‘.
Actually, Istanbul is the place where Erdogan grew up. He became the mayor for the first time from here. In such a situation, the defeat of his party’s candidate was a major setback. After Imamulu’s victory, he is considered the next President.
Presidential elections may be held before 2028 in Turkas
In such a situation, Imamulu’s arrest is being linked to Erdogan. The Turki held a presidential election in the year 2023, in which Erdogan won for the third consecutive time. In such a situation, the next election is to be held in the year 2028.
According to the constitution of the country, no one can become President for the fourth time. However, critics say that Erdogan can change the constitution to get another term. For this, elections can be held in the country ahead of time.
