Tag: Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkey probes Istanbul mayor in fight over Erdogan ‘crazy’ canal
16th November 2020
Turkey’s interior ministry has launched a probe into the Istanbul mayor over his opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dream of building an alternative to the Bosphorus Strait, the mayor’s spokesman said Monday. Erdogan argues ...
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Is Turkey’s opposition losing Istanbul to Erdogan?
25th August 2020
Aug 25, 2020 Istanbul’s mayoral race was held twice in 2019, and opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won both times. Fast forward from June 27, 2019 — the day Imamoglu, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), accepted the position ...
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Over the last couple of months, the world has observed a relatively surprising picture: a kind and gentle Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is ready to embrace Israel, declare the future of Turkey in the European Union (EU), ...