Hundreds of thousands of people were taken to the streets of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a major political rival of President Taiperan. Imamoglu was arrested on March 19 for corruption and terrorism. He was arrested a few days before he was selected as the presidential candidate in 2028 by the opposition Republican Party (CHP). He and his supporters denied this claim and said they were politically motivated.
Arrests have been criticized outside Türkiye, and the protests are the largest since the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations, but it is not clear that it will affect the US-Turkish relationship. Three days before IMAMOGLU’s arrest, President Donald Trump and Erdo I said by phone About various issues from the Ukrainian war to the Syrian war to terrorism Several reports Erdogan suggested that he was looking for a visit to the White House in late April.
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