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“The Big Radish Is a Political Leg,” He exclaimed... Critical Questions From Imamoğlu on the 40th Day of the Fund Raising: 'Is Someone Being Given the Opportunity to Clean? '

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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in a statement on the 40th day of the funding crisis, argued that the investigation had failed to reveal political connections. Claiming that politicians and bureaucrats from the ruling party played a role in the process, İmamoğlu stated, "The biggest problem is the political aspect."

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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in a statement on the 40th day of the funding crisis, argued that the investigation had failed to reveal political connections. Claiming that politicians and bureaucrats from the ruling party played a role in the process, İmamoğlu stated, "The biggest problem is the political aspect."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The fund crisis shook financial institutions from the Capital Markets Board to the Istanbul Stock Exchange. Banker Piraye Antika also questions whether the system's blocking of oversight mechanisms was intentional.

Regarding the funding crisis, Ekrem İmamoğlu said, "Measures that were lifted a month ago are being reinstated even though nothing has changed. There are measures imposed on and lifted on the same day for connected politicians. Is this creating an opportunity for someone to get a cleanup?"

BOLD - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu made a new statement regarding the fund crisis. Drawing attention to the 40th day of the investigation, İmamoğlu stated that high-ranking officials from the ruling party, elected officials, and appointed bureaucrats are connected to the process. Asking, "Where are the big players involved?", İmamoğlu argued that the political aspect of the investigation has not been revealed. "…

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu stated that political connections were being protected in the fund embezzlement case and that the investigation was being conducted with contradictory decisions. Calling it "the big turnip [referring to the political aspect of the scandal]," İmamoğlu indicated that high-ranking members of the ruling party were also involved. He criticized the rapid lifting of restrictions on some individual…

Ekrem İmamoğlu, on the 40th day of the "fund embezzlement" investigation, targeted the ruling party, claiming that political connections have not been revealed. Arguing that ruling party officials and bureaucrats are also connected to the transactions under investigation, İmamoğlu said, "Fund managers and a few officials are being thrown to the media, while the regime and politics are being protected." Asking, "Where are the big players?", İmamo…

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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