Political upheavals in Turkey is being arrested by the arrest of Mayor of Constantinople, Ekrem Imamoglou and possible opponent of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the next presidential election.

In fact, this move comes one day after the Turkish authorities recalled the degree of imamoglouto prevent him from going to the election as an opponent of Erdogan.

Imamoglou is one of Turkey’s most popular politicians and considered a favorite for the presidency. Last year, he won Erdogan’s fine candidate for the Municipality of Constantinople and on Sunday he was due to be appointed candidate for president of the Republican People’s Party Chp, the main opposition team.

With the news of arrest, Markets were shocked. Turkey’s main brokerage index noted Falling 6.9% in the first transactions in Istanbul, while the performance of 10 years of government bond It jumped over 100 basis points to 29.24%. At the same time, and the pound was weakened by falling 5% against the US dollar, in a historic low.

Imamoglou was in custody early Wednesday morning at his home and is one of about 100 people held In the context of a alleged investigation fraud; corruption and Directorate of Criminal Organization, According to a statement by the Istanbul prosecutor.

The detainees include two regional governors of Constantinople, both from Imamoglou’s party.

The mayor denounced his arrest in his message, accusing the authorities of using the police as “weapon“, While his party also described his unfounded accusations, saying he was”motivated”

At the same time, the office of the Governor of Constantinople imposed four -day ban demonstrations and protestwhile closing many roads around the police station where Imamoglou will probably be driven, in a move that shows that he wants to prevent the people from being uprising.

At the same time, according to NTV, the Turkish authorities limited some social networking platforms and messaging applications, including X, WhatsApp and Tiktok.

Reacting to the arrest of his executive, the CHP denounced “an attempt at a coup against our next president”.

Erdogan gains power while his popularity falls

Imoglou’s arrest came after the perennial battles against him. Already, it is facing multiple lawsuits, the most serious of which could lead to prison sentence over seven years and a ban on a public office.

OR his 2019 victory in Constantinople – a city with more than 15 million inhabitants, once ruled by Erdogan – was one significant blow for the ruling AK party of the president.

The next presidential election is officially set for 2028, however, in order to be Recep Tayyip Erdogan again in the presidential election, the Turkish Constitution should either be revised, or early elections to be announced.

These movements are part of a broader pressure and repression campaign executive her opposition; activist and critical of the government, while it is recalled that in January it was arrested and the Umite Ozdagleader of a small nationalist party and a fierce critic of Erdogan.

As Bloomberg points out, Imoglu’s arrest marks her deepening her crisis In the country and comes as Erdogan has established his power in the judiciary, the media and the security forces.

Contrary to the power that Erdogan has gained, the people, with background and great inflation, has turned to CHP, which now holds power in most major Turkey cities. And that threatens the future of the Turkish president.