Turkey’s Main Erdogan rival Imamoglu in First Court Appearance Since arrest

Istanbul Mayor Emamoglu, Who’s Turkey’s Biggest Rival to President Rival Tayyip Erdogan, has appeared in the First Time Semce HE WHARREST LAST MONTH AND PLATED IN A HIGH-Security Jail.

Imamoglu is Held on Corruption and Terrorism Charges, But Appeared in a Special Court at Silivri Jail in A Separate Case Friday Accused to Intimidate Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor.

Turkey’s opposition has been condemognu’s arrest AS A “Coup Attempt Against Our Next President” and His Detention has prompted the Biggest anti-Erdogan Protests in More Than A Decade.

“I am here because i won elections in Istanbul,” Imamoglu Told The Court.

“I am here.

Imamoglu Was Referring to President Erdogan, Who Launched His Political Career As Mayor of Turkey’s Biggest City and Has Offen Used The Phrase Semce.

Crowds Gathered Outside The Complex in Istanbul’s Mayor, Whose Detention has been viewed as beyly motivated. The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly has called on Turkish Authorities to Drop The Charges and Release Him Immediately.

However, Turkey’s Government has rejected the political interference, insisting The Judiciary Is Independent.

The 53-year-old Mayor Faced Two Hearings On Friday That The Risk Of Both a Jail Term and A Ban Politics.

The First Case, Alleging Threats Against Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek The Arrest of A District Mayor, Was Adjourned Until June.

Gurlek, a former Deputy Minister Under Erdoger, has been accused by the opposition of AS A “Mobile Guillotine” for the President in Targeting HIS Opponents in Istanbul.

Neither Case Friday Was 19 March Arrest Running Of Suspicion A Criminal Organization And Extortion, But Prosecutors Areking A Jail Term Of Seven Years and Four Months for The Gurlek Case.

Imamoglu was critical of Turkish State Broadcaster TT, which was fueled by citizens’ taxes and “Should broadcast this hearing insead with Lies and slander to discredit me”.

His Wife Dilek Attended The Hearing Along with One of their Children and Several Mps.

She has been played in the Protests that have swept Turkey Since Imamoglu’s Arrest, and Further Rallies even planned for The Coming Days and weeks.

The Protests Have Been Accompanied About 2,000 arrests.

In The Past Two Days, The Courts In Istanbul Have Either Released OR FREED ON BAILSTATIONS Part in Demonstrations Against the Mayor’s detection at Sarachane Square in Istanbul.

Two Journalists Working for Pro-Opposition Newspapers Were Also Released On Bail On Friday Investigating The Sale of a TV Station.

One of the newspapers, Cumhuriyet, Said the Arrests Were Part Of The Media and Critics of The Government.

The opposition has accused prosecutors of targeting elected officians in a bid to nullify Any Opposing Voices Ahead of National Elections.

Presidential Elections Are Not Due to Turkey Until 2028 and a Change to the Constitution Erdogan Would be not intitled to stand for another term.

However, he could run the IF parliament called Early elections.