Who is arrested by Turkey’s opposition leader?

Ekrem Imomoglu, the Turkish president, who is hoped, is detained on charges, including corruption and helping a terrorist group, is one of the country’s most popular politicians.

The leading figure of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Mayor Istanbul, a 54-year-old boy, has long been regarded as the most formidable competitor to President Taip Erdogan.

He stunned Erdogan and his party of management and development (AK) when he retained control over Istanbul in last year’s municipality, winning the second consistent mandate in the largest city in Turkey.

Many political commentators in Turkey call it the “worst of Erdogan”.

But the arrest of Imomoglu, who came a few days before he was elected candidatePusted the CHP to warn of a “coup attempt against the next president”.

Imomoglu, born in 1970 in the Akakobata, a seaside city in Trabzon province on the Black Sea in Turkey, moved to Istanbul in his teens, studied business, and then went to work in a construction industry.

Despite his right, conservative basis of his family, Imomoglu says that he “accepted the Social Democratic values ​​during his university.”

Imomoglu was a football lover, like Erdogan himself, was also an amateur player in his youth and is well known for his local Trabzonspor’s local club. Love for this sport is a brown characteristic for a politician on Turkey’s football market.

After a business career, at the age of 43, he addressed politics and was elected Mayor of Istanbul of the middle class of the Biatuzuzuz district for CHP.

But he was still relatively little known until he fought and won Mary in Istanbul in 2019, which became the main shock for Erdogan and AK.

Imomoglu encountered immediate problems to his victory – the election authorities canceled the vote and made him leave office after allegedly violations during the voting process. A repetition was ordered.

After the announcement of the launch, Imomoglu turned to the huge crowd of his fans at the rally, taking the jacket and tied, rolling the sleeves and urge them to focus their energy to win.

“Everything will be fine,” he said, who became the slogan of his company and has since been his phrase.

And for Imomoglu, “everything turned out normally” – it provided 54% of the vote in another big president.

Now he twice beat the AK, in the city, which the ruling party and its predecessors have run for 25 years.

Istanbul, where Erdogan grew up, selling sesame snacks before entering politics in the 1970s. It was here that he rose through the ranks to become the mayor, the prime minister, and ultimately the president.

This loss would have taken him personally and damage his party. In Istanbul, a fifth of Turkey’s population lives almost 85 million and is responsible for much of its economy, including trade, tourism and finance.

Many experts predicted a similar rise for Imamaglu after he won the second mandate in 2024. For many, it has become a threat to Erdogan’s capture in Turkey.

Erdogan provided a third term in the 2023 presidential election, and he cannot rule under the Constitution for 2028.

But his critics say he can change the constitution to look for another term. The next poll is scheduled for 2028, but it will probably take place earlier.

During his political campaigns, Imomoglu was highly appreciated for a soft, joking approach to politics, which contrasts with many competitors in the polarized political landscape of Turkey.

Expanding the secular base of CHP, he managed to turn to some more pious, conservative voters of Turkey, who traditionally voted for the AK, including visits to the mosque in their election campaigns and recently announced the restoration of the historical mosque in the popular Istanbul area.

His wife, Dilek Imomoglu, also became a popular figure in her active presence in social media, participation in charity work for the disabled and speeches with her husband during his campaign.

The main elections in the main opposition were scheduled for March 23, which is expected to be elected by his candidate for the 2028 president.

But his arrest and the abolition of the degree at the University of Istanbul on the previous day, the alleged violations raised doubts.

According to the Turkish Constitution, the presidents must complete a higher education for the post.