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Turkey Turkish opposition denounces "coup attempt"

SDA

19.3.2025 - 09:20

ARCHIVE - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu speaks to his supporters in front of the Istanbul courthouse. Imamoglu was targeted by the Turkish judiciary for the second time in a week on January 27. Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP/dpa
ARCHIVE - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu speaks to his supporters in front of the Istanbul courthouse. Imamoglu was targeted by the Turkish judiciary for the second time in a week on January 27. Photo: Emrah Gurel/AP/dpa
Keystone

Following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his party CHP is speaking of an attempted coup d'état. Turkey is currently experiencing "an attempted coup against the next potential president", said Özgür Özel, leader of the opposition party CHP, on television. Head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan knew that Imamoglu could defeat him in the next elections. Özel called on Erdogan and his party to reveal his role in the attempted coup.

Keystone-SDA

19.03.2025, 09:20

Imamoglu was arrested in the morning, a few days before his planned election as the presidential candidate of Turkey's largest opposition party. The CHP will nevertheless meet on Sunday to nominate Imamoglu as its candidate for the presidential election in 2028, party leader Özel added.

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