One of Turkey’s Most Popular Politicians, Imamoglu Comes Across as Relaxed, Eloquent, Contemporary: He Has Always Known How to Appeal Social Groups, Wants To Include Everyone in Politics and Prefers A More Inclusive Style, that not discriminate offend.
The 54-Year-Old’s Attitude Has Certainly Contributed to his Popularity in Turkey’s Increasingly Polarized Society Inrecent Years The Mayor of Istanbul Since 2019, Imamoglu is Seen As One of Current Turrent Turrent Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Most Serious Rival and his secular republican individuals’s get together, or chp, what set to make him their candidate for upcoming presidential elections
Despite his Amazing Method, on March 19, Imamoglu Was Detined on Corruption Fees and UncertaAnty of Terrorism. The Terrorism Charges Have Since Been Dismissed, But a Court Has Ruled He Must Remain in Pre-Trial Detention
The Arrest has truly triggered the Largest resistance Protests in Turkey Since the So-Called Gezi Protest in 2013. Despite to Enormous Plan Existence, Hundreds of Individuals Have Take Across the Country Demonstrating Against What they View as a Ploy to Stop Imamoglu’s Bid for the Presidency.
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