Millions of Turkish voters back ousted Istanbul mayor in opposition primary

The day after the confirmation of the arrests of the mayor of Istanbul, the inauguration by the CHP arrived with 15 million votes. “I will never bow down,” he declares

Ekrem Imamoglu was the only opposition presidential candidate (ANSA)

15 million vote for İmamoğlu as president while arrest sparks protests

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the detained mayor of Istanbul, received 15 million votes in an unofficial public vote organised by Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), endorsing him as its candidate for the 2028 presidential election. The party opened the nomination vote to the public. Of the 15 million participants, 13.2 million were non-members. İmamoğlu ran unopposed. The vote followed his arrest on 19 March on charges of cor…

Millions of people took part on Sunday in the primary school organized by the CHP, the main opposition party, to nominate the currently in prison as a candidate for the presidential election of 2028.

Early polls inevitable says Turkey’s opposition after 13.5mn non-party members vote “in solidarity” to make jailed Imamoglu candidate

Ekrem Imamoglu, the jailed challenger to Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was on March 23 selected as the main opposition party’s ...