Erdoğan’s Far-Right Ally Signals Support for Opposition’s Call for Live Broadcast of İMamoğlu Trial - Turkish Minute
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In Turkey opposition politicians have again been deposed.
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's request for live broadcasts of corruption cases against municipalities has generated widespread political buzz. Following MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also expressed his approval for the live broadcast of the case against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on TRT. Answering reporters' questions after the parliamentary group meeting, Erdoğan said of Bahçeli's call, "In my…
Jailed İstanbul mayor to face new trial on September 11 - Stockholm Center for Freedom
İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the top opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will face a new trial starting September 11 on a charge of falsifying his university diploma, Agence France-Presse reported. İmamoğlu was arrested in March and suspended from office, accused of corruption and various other charges, which he denies. His jailing triggered massive protests against Erdoğan, whom opponents accuse of seeking to sidelin…
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The imprisoned Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is set to go on trial on September 11 on charges of forging a university degree. The Istanbul University stripped Imamoglu of his academic degree the day before his arrest, without which he cannot run in the presidential election, the AFP news agency reported. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival in the presidential election, was detained by police on March 19. He is accused of severa…
Erdoğan’s far-right ally signals support for opposition’s call for live broadcast of İmamoğlu trial - Turkish Minute
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, on Tuesday expressed support for a proposal by the main opposition to have the trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu aired live on the state broadcaster. Speaking during his party’s weekly parliamentary group meeting, Bahçeli called the proposal “reasonable and legitimate,” adding that if there is strong public interest in the case, “…
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