Rums in Turkey after the arrest of Imamoglou – What do we know about the Mayor of Constantinople and why he was now arrested

Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Constantinople is the only one to win the ruling party of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in not one, but three local elections in Turkey. On Wednesday, dozens of police officers stormed the dawn and arrested him as part of investigations into alleged corruption and relations with terrorist organizations. Millet Iradesine Darbe Vuruluyor. pic.twitter.com/waxhu23zvn – ekrem İmamoÄŸlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) March 19, 2025 many consider his arrest part of a wider campaign to weaken and eliminate an important opponent of Erdogan in view of the next presidential elections. This move has caused concerns ahead of the elections under the leadership of Erdogan, who, as the AP notes, is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It has also been the last in a series of repressions against his opponents and disagreeing in Turkey in recent years. Who is Ekrem Imamoglou when the 53 -year -old businessman and former mayor was chosen to go down to mayor in the largest city and […]
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