More than 15 million voted by the Mayor of Istanbul in the midst of great protests for their arrest.
About 15 million people voted for imprisoned The mayor of Istanbul Ekrem imamoglu According to municipal officials, in a presidential elementary organized by Turkiye’s main opposition.
In a sign of increasing national support, the party on Monday announced that it was added to 1.7 million members by 13 million non-party members to support Imamoglu to become its official candidate in the next presidential election, which will be held in 2028.
Mass protests have exploded from Imamoglu, widely considered the highest challenging The President Recep Tayyip ErdoganHe was detained on Wednesday. On Sunday, he was formally imprisoned, aggravating the riots.
Erdogan critics insist that it was the elementary school that triggered the arrest. People resulted in such a large number that the vote was extended three and a half hours.
The Government of Erdogan has denied that the arrest of imamoglu was politically motivated, insisting that the Turkiye courts are independent.
Mehmet Celik, from the Daily Sabah Pro-Government Daily, told Al Jazeera that CHP critics and government must file answers to « serious allegations » against Imamoglu.
However, the CHP intended to bend the claims, as it established that Imamoglu was his official candidate.
« The number of votes for Ekrem imamoglu of our members and the solidarity ballots exceeds 14 million 850 thousand, » said President Ozgur Ozel to X. « Today’s results have completely opened the legitimacy of Erdogan to question and have inevitable an electoral ballot.
“Very happy”
Imamoglu was officially imprisoned by a court in Istanbul at the beginning of Sunday, pending trial for accusations of corruption after last week arrest, which triggered mass protests across the country. The court dismissed a separate anti -terrorism accusation.
Imamoglu was taken to Marmara Sunday near the district of Silivri of Istanbul. He has denied all allegations and called for more protests nationwide.
In a prison statement, Imamoglu said that the « level of record participation » in the primary made him « very happy ».
In a separate statement to X, Ozel also complained about efforts to « suppress » the opposition’s voice, as the Government sought to order the closure of hundreds of social media accounts on the X platform through the BTK information agency.
Elon Musk’s Free Discourse Larning Company announced its objections to « multiple court orders of the Turkish Information and Communication Technology Authority to block more than 700 accounts of news organizations, journalists, political figures, students and others in Turkiye. »
However, he also suspended several opposition accounts. Politico reported that many of the accounts associated with college activists organizing protests.
The Turkiye Ministry of the Interior said that authorities had found hundreds of social media accounts suspected of inciting hatred.
On Sunday night, protesters in Istanbul and Ankara were seen when they collide with police. Turkiye Halk TV reported that several people have been detained.
On Monday morning, various Turkish media also reported that at least three journalists were detained.
Aksel Zaimovic of Al Jazeera, who reported from Istanbul, said that the Government has deployed one of the most important cases of police presence throughout the city and in nearby areas.
« Authorities said that this massive security presence is needed to maintain public order, » he said, although police responded with tear gas and water cannon to protesters who launched flares and bottles.
Tansel Can Emzikli, a video journalist, told Al Jazeera that at least six police officers threw him on the floor and began to kick.
The Government of Erdogan has condemned protesters to provoke instability.
The Turkiye Ministry of the Interior has announced the « temporary » suspension of Imamoglu’s position, citing his arrest.
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