ISTANBUL: Ekrem Imamoglu's second victory in an Istanbul city election on Sunday (Apr 31) cemented his standing as Türkiye's top opposition leader in a new blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his
on Sunday cemented his standing as Türkiye's top opposition leader in a new blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party.
"This country doesn't deserve poverty," Imamoglu said in January as he campaigned for a new term, turning his fire against Erdogan. The smooth-talking opposition figure was initially stripped of his victory when the vote was controversially annulled. But he won by an even bigger margin when a re-run was held three months later.An Istanbul court ruled in 2023 that an Imamoglu remark to reporters that city election officials were"idiots" was defamatory and sentenced him to nearly three years in jail.
A new generation of leaders from the staunchly secular CHP, including Imamoglu in Istanbul and Mansur Yavas in Ankara, offered a clear alternative to Erdogan's Islamic-rooted AKP. Noi said Imamoglu could challenge for the CHP leadership and from there become its presidential candidate for 2028."We are talking about a city larger than 20 European Union countries. It is both a commercial hub, a financial center and a cultural center. It's like a country. It is a city with a very large budget. Those who manage to run this city prove themselves and reach a certain place in their political career.
His love of football pushed him to become an administrator with his hometown team in the Black Sea port of Trabzon in northeast Türkiye.
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