Fierce protests after Turkish President Erdogan’s main rival Imamoglu jailed

Tens of thousands of protesters have participated in a protest across Turkey after formally arresting and accusing the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s central rival and accused of corruption.

The mayor of Istanbul, Acryam was a mammoglo In a vote on Sunday, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) was elected as the presidential nominee of 2028.

In response to his arrest, on Sunday night, the worst unrest suffered for more than a decade – protesters fired with tear gas and rubber bullets.

Amogloo said the allegations against them are politically encouraging. “I will never bend,” he wrote on the X before it was sent on remand.

Erdogan has condemned the demonstrations and accused the CHP of trying to “upset peace and polarize our people”.

The crowd was gathered near the City Hall of Istanbul on Sunday morning for the fifth night, and it can be seen hoisting Turkish flags and chanting slogans in front of a row of riots police.

Officers were seen firing water guns on some demonstrators and using black pepper spray.

Addressing a large crowd outside the city hall, Amogloo’s wife, Delik Kaya, told the protesters that the “injustice” that her husband had encountered was “hit a chord with every conscience”.

The protests in response to the arrest of Amogloo have been seen in the largest country since the 2013 Gazi protests, which began in Istanbul after the demolition of a local park.

According to a statement from the French news agency AFP, the rallies started rallies at least 55 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, or more than two -thirds of the country at 55.

Amoglo was one of more than 100 people, including other politicians, journalists and businessmen, who were detained on Wednesday as part of the investigation.

He was formally arrested on Sunday and accused of “establishing and managing and managing a criminal organization, taking bribes, extortion, illegally recording personal data and rigging in tender.”

He was sent on remand for a trial. AFP and local media reported that he had been taken to a jail in Sylvie.

The Turkish Interior Ministry said in a statement that Amogloo, as mayor, has also been suspended from his post.

In social media posts, Amogloo criticized his arrest as a “black stain on our democracy” and said that the judicial procedure was not being followed.

He urged people across the country to join the protest and participate in Sunday’s vote.

In a joint message on the X by his lawyers late on Sunday, Amogloo sent his greetings to the protesters and said that voters have shown that Turkey has “coffee” Erdogan.

Amoglo was the only person to run the CHP presidential candidates.

The arrest has not stopped the election as the candidate of Amoglu and the president, but if he was sentenced to any charges against him, he would not be able to participate in it.

About 15 million people put a belt on Sunday, the CHP party of Amoglo said.

The CHP said its members received about 1.6 million votes, while the rest were put on separate ballot boxes by non -members who wanted to express solidarity with Amoglo.

The BBC cannot freely confirm these figures.

Waiting for his belt, 38 -year -old Asian told AFP: “We will not accept disappointment”.

In a post on X, the wife of Amogloo shared photos of her vote and urged the country to vote for “democracy, justice and the future”.

Prisoned politicians are seen as one of the most powerful rivals of Erdogan, who has been in office as both prime minister and president in Turkey for 22 years.

However, due to the period of the period, Erdogan cannot be able to re -post in 2028 unless he changes the constitution.

The Ministry of Justice has criticized Erdogan for the arrests, and insisted on his judicial independence.

On Sunday, the Department of the World Government Affairs Department said it had objected to the “numerous judicial orders” of a Turkish communications regulator so that it could withhold more than 700 accounts on the platform, including Turkish political figures and journalists.

X said the move was “not only illegal, but also prevents millions of Turkish consumers from news and political dialogue in their country.”

Meanwhile, the University of Istanbul announced on Tuesday that it was canceling the degree of Amoglovo due to alleged irregularities.

If this is maintained, it will be subjected to doubts as president, as the Turkish Constitution says that the president will have to complete higher education to hold office.

The lawyers of the Amogloo said they would appeal their degree to cancel their degree in the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights.

The Supreme Election Council will decide whether the Amoglo is eligible to become a candidate.

Prosecutors also want to charge Amogloo with the help of a “armed terrorist organization”, but the Turkish court said it is not necessary.

In connection with last year’s local elections, the CHP’s supporters were a coalition of equality and a realism with the Democracy Party (DEM).

The dam is alleged to be affiliated with the PKK – or the Kurdistan Workers Party.

PKK announced a ceasefire earlier this month after fighting against Turkey for more than 40 years. It is banned as a terrorist group in Turkey, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Thousands of people have been on the streets of Turkey in a massive peaceful demonstration since Wednesday’s detention.

According to Turkish authorities, more than 700 arrests have been made since the protests began.