Türkiye’s CHP claims candidate ready against Erdoğan

Türkiye’s CHP claims candidate ready against Erdoğan

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), irked by investigations targeting its mayors and officials over corruption and threats, challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğ...

An investigation was launched for the crime of “threatening” and “targeting” due to remarks made to Akın Gürlek about Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

The investigation launched by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office on IBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu was also opened to the owners of social media accounts that posted about the issue.

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu called Chief Prosecutor Akın Gürlek at 11:52 today. The prosecutor's office informed the press that it had launched an investigation and Ekol TV shared the first last-minute message at 13:19. The investigation came to İmamoğlu in 87 minutes.

İstanbul’s opposition mayor investigated for targeting prosecutor amid crackdown on his party - Turkish Minute

In the latest episode of an ongoing crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), an investigation has been launched into popular İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on accusations of targeting the city’s chief public prosecutor, who is overseeing the latest probes into the party’s prominent figures. İmamoğlu, seen as the strongest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is being investigated for allegedly targeting…