Over 100 people were detained with the mayor. Everyone has been accused of corruption and aiding terrorist organizations, which is widely considered absurd. The opposition accused the government of carrying out a coup.
The 54-year-old Ekrem İmamoğlu is simply a associate of the secular Republican People's organization (CHP), holding power in the 16 million-old metropolis over Bosfor already a second term. CHP besides governs Ankara, and the success of this organization leads Erdoğan to a white fever. On 23 March İmamoğlu was to be nominated as an opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential election, which may have taken place earlier.
Demonstration ban
Following arrest, authorities closed down any roads leading to Istanbul and introduced a ban on demonstrations. Nevertheless, in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Adan, people went out on the streets under the slogan: “We are not scared, we will not be forced to stay silent and we will not obey!” In Istanbul, there was a clash with police who utilized teardrop gas. In Ankara, safety forces thundered student protesters with rubber balls and cannon water streams. Services zealously track net users, posting “unlawful” content and sending them to prison.
The Future of Turkey
Turkey is simply a regional power, has a second army in NATO. At this time of the collapse of the planet order, Ankara's function in stabilising activities is very desirable and president Erdoğan knows that in this situation he can afford much. He besides realizes that Donald Trump, feeling unusual sympathy for autocrats, will not stand up for democracy over the Bosphorus. There are many indications that 71-year-old Erdoğan, head of the National-Conservative muslim Justice and improvement organization (ACP), intends to regulation for the remainder of his days. Turkey may become a dictatorship like Belarus or Venezuela.
