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Turkey: Mass protests erupt in Istanbul after arrest of Erdogan's key rival

Tutrkey: Mass protests erupt in Istanbul after arrest of Erdogan's key rival

Turkey: President Erdogan’s main political rival in arrested, protests erupt

Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu early Wednesday as part of a corruption probe, a move his opposition CHP party slammed as a "coup".
A key figure within the CHP, Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, and his detention comes just days before he was to be named the party's candidate for the 2028 presidential election.
Widely seen as the strongest challenger to Erdogan, Imamoglu has faced a string of what critics say are politically motivated legal cases.
As reports of his detention emerged, Turkey briefly shut down access to social networks and hundreds of police surrounded City Hall and closed off Taksim Square, with the authorities banning all demonstrations for the next four days.
Even so, several hundred people gathered near the Istanbul police headquarters where Imamoglu was taken, angrily chanting "Government resign!" an AFP correspondent said.
The move also sparked chaos on financial markets, with the Turkish lira plunging to a historic low of 39 liras against the dollar and the benchmark BIST 100 stock exchange reportedly shedding 6.9 percent.
With the exchange website offline, it was not possible for AFP to immediately verify the figures.
<h2><hl2>'Nothing short of a coup'&nbsp;</hl2></h2>
"Using force to usurp the will of the people or to obstruct it is a coup," CHP leader Ozgur Ozel said on X, his words echoed by many other observers.
"What happened this morning was nothing short of a coup against the main opposition party, with far-reaching consequences for Turkey's political trajectory," political scientist Berk Esen at Istanbul's Sabanci University told AFP.
The raid occurred just hours after Istanbul University revoked Imamoglu's degree, amid claims it was falsely obtained. In Turkey, presidential candidates must have a higher education qualification.
Imamoglu's wife Dilek said police officers turned up around 3:00 am (0000 GMT) and took him away several hours later.
"Police officers came right after the sahur and he started to get ready," she said in a video released by the municipality, referring to the meal before the Ramadan fast resumes at dawn.
"They left the house around 7:30 am," she said.
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A statement from the Istanbul public prosecutor's office cited charges including bribery and extortion, alleging that Imamoglu was the leader of a "criminal organisation" and that 100 suspects had been rounded up.
The move appeared to be in connection with a probe into alleged "tender rigging" by Imamoglu that was opened in 2023.
But local reports, including from state news agency Anadolu, said it was also linked to a separate probe for allegedly aiding the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), saying he was one of seven people detained.
<h2><hl2>'They panic'&nbsp;</hl2></h2>
On the streets of Istanbul, few were willing to comment and those that did refused to give their names.
"Whenever this guy and his dirty team see someone strong, they panic and do something illegal to him," said an Istanbul shopkeeper, referring to Erdogan and his governing AKP party.
"They are evil, but amateurs," he added.
Shortly after the police raid, access to social media platforms was restricted, the London-based Internet watchdog NetBlocks said.
"Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a 'coup'," it said.
The governor's office immediately issued a ban on all protests until March 23.
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The CHP had planned several protests including one for Wednesday afternoon over the revocation of Imamoglu's degree, which the mayor vowed to contest in court.
The party was also due to hold a primary on Sunday at which Imamoglu was to have been formally named its candidate for the 2028 elections.
The 53-year-old, who was resoundingly re-elected as mayor of Turkey's largest city last year, has been named in several legal probes, with three new cases opened this year alone.
In 2022, he was handed two years and seven months in jail and banned from political activities for "insulting" election officials in Istanbul, a sentence that he has appealed.
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World: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, detained amid a corruption probe, sparking criticism from the opposition CHP, who called it a coup attempt.

Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor Ekrem Imamoglu early Wednesday as part of a corruption probe, a move his opposition CHP party slammed as a "coup". A key figure within the CHP, Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, and his detention comes just days before he was to be named the party's candidate for the 2028 presidential election. Widely seen as the strongest challenger to Erdogan, Imamoglu has faced a string of what critics say are politically motivated legal cases. As reports of his detention emerged, Turkey briefly shut down access to social networks and hundreds of police surrounded City Hall and closed off Taksim Square, with the authorities banning all demonstrations for the next four days. Even so, several hundred people gathered near the Istanbul police headquarters where Imamoglu was taken, angrily chanting "Government resign!" an AFP correspondent said. The move also sparked chaos on financial markets, with the Turkish lira plunging to a historic low of 39 liras against the dollar and the benchmark BIST 100 stock exchange reportedly shedding 6.9 percent. With the exchange website offline, it was not possible for AFP to immediately verify the figures. 'Nothing short of a coup' "Using force to usurp the will of the people or to obstruct it is a coup," CHP leader Ozgur Ozel said on X, his words echoed by many other observers. "What happened this morning was nothing short of a coup against the main opposition party, with far-reaching consequences for Turkey's political trajectory," political scientist Berk Esen at Istanbul's Sabanci University told AFP. The raid occurred just hours after Istanbul University revoked Imamoglu's degree, amid claims it was falsely obtained. In Turkey, presidential candidates must have a higher education qualification. Imamoglu's wife Dilek said police officers turned up around 3:00 am (0000 GMT) and took him away several hours later. "Police officers came right after the sahur and he started to get ready," she said in a video released by the municipality, referring to the meal before the Ramadan fast resumes at dawn. "They left the house around 7:30 am," she said. Also read | Russian and US diplomats to meet in Istanbul amid easing tensions A statement from the Istanbul public prosecutor's office cited charges including bribery and extortion, alleging that Imamoglu was the leader of a "criminal organisation" and that 100 suspects had been rounded up. The move appeared to be in connection with a probe into alleged "tender rigging" by Imamoglu that was opened in 2023. But local reports, including from state news agency Anadolu, said it was also linked to a separate probe for allegedly aiding the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), saying he was one of seven people detained. 'They panic' On the streets of Istanbul, few were willing to comment and those that did refused to give their names. "Whenever this guy and his dirty team see someone strong, they panic and do something illegal to him," said an Istanbul shopkeeper, referring to Erdogan and his governing AKP party. "They are evil, but amateurs," he added. Shortly after the police raid, access to social media platforms was restricted, the London-based Internet watchdog NetBlocks said. "Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a 'coup'," it said. The governor's office immediately issued a ban on all protests until March 23. Also read | Turkey: Abdullah Ocalan calls for PKK to disband and lay down arms in landmark declaration The CHP had planned several protests including one for Wednesday afternoon over the revocation of Imamoglu's degree, which the mayor vowed to contest in court. The party was also due to hold a primary on Sunday at which Imamoglu was to have been formally named its candidate for the 2028 elections. The 53-year-old, who was resoundingly re-elected as mayor of Turkey's largest city last year, has been named in several legal probes, with three new cases opened this year alone. In 2022, he was handed two years and seven months in jail and banned from political activities for "insulting" election officials in Istanbul, a sentence that he has appealed. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of organising a failed 2016 coup, has died in exile in the United States, aged 83, his movement and the Turkish government said Monday.

Turkish-born Gulen, who had lived in the United States since 1999, was once a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the two became bitter enemies.

"Our intelligence sources confirm the death of the leader of the FETO organisation," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a press conference, using Turkey's term for Gulen's once-influential Hizmet movement.

Turkey's TRT public television said the preacher, who had lived in Pennsylvania for a quarter of a century and was stripped of his Turkish nationality in 2017, died in hospital overnight.

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In a message on X, Gulen's website, Herkul, which is banned in Turkey, said he died on "October 20", pledging to share details about his funeral.

Gulen moved to Pennsylvania in 1999, ostensibly for health reasons, and from there he ran Hizmet, which, at the time, had a sprawling network of public schools on every continent.

In 2013, he had a major falling out with Erdogan and three years later, the Turkish strongman accused him of plotting to overthrow him, dubbing Hizmet "the Fethullah Terror Organisation" (FETO).

Some 250 people died on July 15, 2016 when a rogue military faction tried to overthrow Turkey's government using warplanes and tanks, with Erdogan blaming Gulen supporters within the military.

"This organisation has become a threat rarely seen in the history of our nation," Fidan said, accusing its followers of "being used as a weapon against their own country".

Despite Gulen's death, Turkey would continue "the fight against this organisation, which poses a national security problem", Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc wrote on X.

<h2>- Ally turned enemy -</h2>

Once an ally who helped Erdogan when he became prime minister in the early 2000s, Gulen's ties with him became strained in 2010.

Three years later, Gulen became persona non grata when a corruption scandal engulfed the Turkish premier's inner circle.

Erdogan blamed Gulen, and later began accusing him of terror links, although the preacher repeatedly insisted his movement was merely a network of charitable and business institutions.

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Things worsened after the coup, with the authorities prosecuting more than 700,000 people and handing a life sentence to some 3,000 Gulen followers for their alleged involvement in the putsch.

Bayram Balci, a researcher at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po) told AFP the death of the once-charismatic preacher would have little impact in Turkey.

"Since the break with Erdogan in 2010 and especially after the attempted coup in 2016, Gulen's image has been very bad. Few people hold him in high esteem," he told AFP.

There was no chance Ankara would allow Gulen's body to be repatriated for burial, and he would likely be buried near his home in Pennsylvania, he said.

Hizmet is "no longer the big movement that it once was" with its influence much reduced and its vast network of schools now only mainly operating in Germany, the United States, Nigeria and South Africa.

Turkey still regularly rounds up Gulen followers and demands their extradition from countries where his network is active.

Turkish security sources quoted by the private NTV broadcaster said very few people were expected to attend Gulen's funeral and that his body would likely be buried in the US at a location that would be kept secret.&nbsp;

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US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of organising a failed 2016 coup, has died in exile in the United States, aged 83, his movement and the Turkish government said Monday.

US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of organising a failed 2016 coup, has died in exile in the United States, aged 83, his movement and the Turkish government said Monday. Turkish-born Gulen, who had lived in the United States since 1999, was once a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the two became bitter enemies. "Our intelligence sources confirm the death of the leader of the FETO organisation," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a press conference, using Turkey's term for Gulen's once-influential Hizmet movement. Turkey's TRT public television said the preacher, who had lived in Pennsylvania for a quarter of a century and was stripped of his Turkish nationality in 2017, died in hospital overnight. Also Read | Shocking new evidence suggests more infants harmed under Letby’s care In a message on X, Gulen's website, Herkul, which is banned in Turkey, said he died on "October 20", pledging to share details about his funeral. Gulen moved to Pennsylvania in 1999, ostensibly for health reasons, and from there he ran Hizmet, which, at the time, had a sprawling network of public schools on every continent. In 2013, he had a major falling out with Erdogan and three years later, the Turkish strongman accused him of plotting to overthrow him, dubbing Hizmet "the Fethullah Terror Organisation" (FETO). Some 250 people died on July 15, 2016 when a rogue military faction tried to overthrow Turkey's government using warplanes and tanks, with Erdogan blaming Gulen supporters within the military. "This organisation has become a threat rarely seen in the history of our nation," Fidan said, accusing its followers of "being used as a weapon against their own country". Despite Gulen's death, Turkey would continue "the fight against this organisation, which poses a national security problem", Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc wrote on X. - Ally turned enemy - Once an ally who helped Erdogan when he became prime minister in the early 2000s, Gulen's ties with him became strained in 2010. Three years later, Gulen became persona non grata when a corruption scandal engulfed the Turkish premier's inner circle. Erdogan blamed Gulen, and later began accusing him of terror links, although the preacher repeatedly insisted his movement was merely a network of charitable and business institutions. Also Read | World’s first TV station run for and by people with learning disabilities Things worsened after the coup, with the authorities prosecuting more than 700,000 people and handing a life sentence to some 3,000 Gulen followers for their alleged involvement in the putsch. Bayram Balci, a researcher at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po) told AFP the death of the once-charismatic preacher would have little impact in Turkey. "Since the break with Erdogan in 2010 and especially after the attempted coup in 2016, Gulen's image has been very bad. Few people hold him in high esteem," he told AFP. There was no chance Ankara would allow Gulen's body to be repatriated for burial, and he would likely be buried near his home in Pennsylvania, he said. Hizmet is "no longer the big movement that it once was" with its influence much reduced and its vast network of schools now only mainly operating in Germany, the United States, Nigeria and South Africa. Turkey still regularly rounds up Gulen followers and demands their extradition from countries where his network is active. Turkish security sources quoted by the private NTV broadcaster said very few people were expected to attend Gulen's funeral and that his body would likely be buried in the US at a location that would be kept secret. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Turkish president Erdogan's rival Fethullah Gulen dies in exile at 83

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option.

The summit in Washington produced announcements including F-16 transfers to Ukraine and a US plan to deploy long-range missiles in Germany, with Russia warning of a response to the "very serious threat" from NATO.

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"I shared my views candidly here that NATO should never be allowed to be a party to the war in Ukraine," Erdogan told a news conference after the 75th anniversary summit.

Erdogan said that Turkey, a rare NATO member not to join sanctions on Russia, supported the "territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine."

"I also emphasized that diplomacy should not be excluded and that negotiations do not necessarily mean surrendering," he said.

White House candidate Donald Trump, who in his previous term forged a close if complicated relationship with Erdogan, has spoken of forcing a settlement on Ukraine if he defeats President Joe Biden in November.

Biden used the summit to rally Western allies to defend Ukraine through a steady flow of weapons and promises of a path for Kyiv to join NATO -- a prospect that is anathema to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments published by Russian news agencies, said that NATO was now "fully involved in the conflict over Ukraine."

<h2>- Balancing act -</h2>

Turkey has sought to balance ties between its two Black Sea neighbors Russia and Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022.

Ankara has sent drones to Ukraine but shied away from Western-led sanctions on Moscow.

Last year, Erdogan said Ukraine "undoubtedly" deserved NATO membership when he met President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On Thursday, Erdogan also played down the influence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional bloc that Moscow and Beijing have promoted as a counterweight to US hegemony.

"We do not think that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an alternative to NATO," Erdogan said.

Turkey has been an SCO dialogue partner since 2012 and Erdogan said at its summit earlier this month he wanted full membership.

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Namik Tan, a lawmaker for the opposition CHP party who previously served as Turkey's ambassador to the United States, called out the government for its friendly relations with Russia.

"We were the only NATO country that attended the 24th SCO Summit last week," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"Isn't it a contradiction?"&nbsp;

Erdogan, who has roots in political Islam and is an outspoken critic of Israel, also called for more NATO involvement in the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.&nbsp;

"Israel's threats and attempts to spread the conflict must come to an end," he said.&nbsp;

"Otherwise, our region will face the risk of deeper conflicts and even a war."

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option. The summit in Washington produced announcements including F-16 transfers to Ukraine and a US plan to deploy long-range missiles in Germany, with Russia warning of a response to the "very serious threat" from NATO. Also read: Biden introduces Zelensky as ‘President Putin’; misidentifies VP Kamala Harris "I shared my views candidly here that NATO should never be allowed to be a party to the war in Ukraine," Erdogan told a news conference after the 75th anniversary summit. Erdogan said that Turkey, a rare NATO member not to join sanctions on Russia, supported the "territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine." "I also emphasized that diplomacy should not be excluded and that negotiations do not necessarily mean surrendering," he said. White House candidate Donald Trump, who in his previous term forged a close if complicated relationship with Erdogan, has spoken of forcing a settlement on Ukraine if he defeats President Joe Biden in November. Biden used the summit to rally Western allies to defend Ukraine through a steady flow of weapons and promises of a path for Kyiv to join NATO -- a prospect that is anathema to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments published by Russian news agencies, said that NATO was now "fully involved in the conflict over Ukraine." - Balancing act - Turkey has sought to balance ties between its two Black Sea neighbors Russia and Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022. Ankara has sent drones to Ukraine but shied away from Western-led sanctions on Moscow. Last year, Erdogan said Ukraine "undoubtedly" deserved NATO membership when he met President Volodymyr Zelensky. On Thursday, Erdogan also played down the influence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional bloc that Moscow and Beijing have promoted as a counterweight to US hegemony. "We do not think that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an alternative to NATO," Erdogan said. Turkey has been an SCO dialogue partner since 2012 and Erdogan said at its summit earlier this month he wanted full membership. Also read: Russia vows of response, angered by US plan to deploy missiles in Germany Namik Tan, a lawmaker for the opposition CHP party who previously served as Turkey's ambassador to the United States, called out the government for its friendly relations with Russia. "We were the only NATO country that attended the 24th SCO Summit last week," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Isn't it a contradiction?" Erdogan, who has roots in political Islam and is an outspoken critic of Israel, also called for more NATO involvement in the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Israel's threats and attempts to spread the conflict must come to an end," he said. "Otherwise, our region will face the risk of deeper conflicts and even a war." (Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.)

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