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Turkey orders detention of Istanbul's mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan

by enraged_camel on 3/19/25, 6:17 AM with 2 comments

  • by z3c0 on 3/19/25, 12:11 PM

    Seems to be no end to Erdoğan's reign in sight*. I happened to be in Türkiye at the time he called an early election in 2023. The outrage was discernible via the news (what I could make out, at least, not being fluent in Turkish). Any criticisms I could coax out of locals were done in hushed whispers, as it's illegal to speak ill of the government and Erdoğan's supporters are everywhere.

    [*] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Recep_T...

  • by enraged_camel on 3/19/25, 6:17 AM

    This comes after Imamoglu's university diploma was annulled yesterday, preventing him from running for president: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43404679