Istanbul's Mayor: Erdoğan's Worst Nightmare
Jan 29, 2022 15:40:58 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Jan 29, 2022 15:40:58 GMT -5
Istanbul's Mayor: Erdoğan's Worst Nightmare
by Burak Bekdil
January 29, 2022 at 5:00 am
"If we lose Istanbul, we lose Turkey." — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
It appears that [Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu's] "terrorists" are actually people who are being probed for links with illegal organizations but who have not been prosecuted -- let alone being found guilty by courts.
This kind of intimidation, further victimizing Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in the eyes of the voters, will simply boost his popularity -- and at a time when Erdoğan's ratings are plummeting.
Erdoğan, it seems, did not want opposition mayors to gain further popularity by helping the poor.
It would be premature to conclude that there will be a historic shift in Turkish politics in 2023. All the same, the reports are real, and so are Erdoğan's fears, panic and increasingly reckless governance.
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by Burak Bekdil
January 29, 2022 at 5:00 am
"If we lose Istanbul, we lose Turkey." — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
It appears that [Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu's] "terrorists" are actually people who are being probed for links with illegal organizations but who have not been prosecuted -- let alone being found guilty by courts.
This kind of intimidation, further victimizing Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in the eyes of the voters, will simply boost his popularity -- and at a time when Erdoğan's ratings are plummeting.
Erdoğan, it seems, did not want opposition mayors to gain further popularity by helping the poor.
It would be premature to conclude that there will be a historic shift in Turkish politics in 2023. All the same, the reports are real, and so are Erdoğan's fears, panic and increasingly reckless governance.
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