An imam in Turkey’s central province of Yozgat used the minaret of a local mosque to urge people to attend a Justice and Development Party (AKP) election rally at which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was expected to make an appearance.
According to a video shared by investigative journalist İsmail Saymaz, the imam asked people to attend Erdoğan’s address planned for April 26 as part of his campaign for the presidential election on May 14.
“Our president will come Yozgat [today] at 3 p.m. for the opening ceremony of a high-speed train line and the [election] campaign rally. You are all invited. Buses for people who want to attend the opening ceremony will leave at 11 a.m. or 12 p.m. from Cumhuriyet Square in Boğazlıyan [a district in Yozgat],’ the imam said from the minaret on Wednesday.
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF)