Turkey enters in uncharted waters after the Criminal Court of Constantinople on Sunday morning to detain the Mayor of Constantinople Ekrem Imamoglou until his trial of corruption – one of the two cases for which he is charged with his “lawsuit”.

Already, the mayor of Constantinople was transferred to the Marmara prison located in the area of ​​Silibria, near Constantinople, according to Reuters.

The arrest of the Mayor of Constantinople intensifies political polarization and raises a New challenge for the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been facing Imamoglou’s day Wednesday – with the biggest demonstrations that the country has lived in the last decade and is in danger of facing even greater.

Supporters of Ekrem Imamoglu and not only have complained to Imamoglu’s criminal prosecution as politically motivated, noting that it is an attempt by Turkish President Erdogan to “eliminate” a strong opponent in order to pave the way for a possible re -election.

Imamoglou, having twice defeated President Erdogan’s candidates in the municipal elections, is widely regarded as the most powerful candidate who could stand against Erdogan, if the latter tries to be a candidate again, who are confirmed by him.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of course, who has dominated Turkey’s political scene for over 20 years, initially as prime minister and then as president, has already exhausted the two term of office in the presidency, so he should have either to appeal to early elections or seek to change the constitution.

According to its critics, the Turkish president seeks to clean up ‘competition’ Before he decides how to move, hence Erdogan’s “pogrom” against dozens of opposition officials.

It is recalled that besides Ekrem Imamoglu, accused of corruption and links to terrorism are many close associates and members of the Republican People’s Party.

Imamoglou: “I will not succumb”

Political tension is further intensified by the strength shown by the mayor of Constantinople against his persecution and the messages of consolidation against the establishment he sends constantly after his arrest on Wednesday.

His post is typical after the announcement of the criminal court ruling on his arrest, where he said he said that is not going to bend.

“You will be defeated by our justice, our courage, our modesty, our smile!”

“We will uproot, hand in hand, this blow, this black spot in our Republic“, He writes in a post on the X platform, adding that” it is close to the day when the people who are conducting this process will be held accountable … I stand up, I will never succumb. “

At the same time, it called on Turkish citizens to rush to the polls and proclaim their struggle for democracy and justice around the world.

In a move of encouraging the world, Imoglou Called to mass demonstrations Against his detention, stressing that today there was a “betrayal against Turkey”. In a post on the X platform, Imoglu said the legal process of his detention was “a complete out -of -court execution” equivalent to “betrayal against Turkey”.

It is noted that by Sunday morning members and supporters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) of the Turkish opposition form queues in the constituencies that have been set up across the country for the qualifying electoral process of ratifying the candidacy of the arrested mayor of Constantinople.

The CHP even called on citizens who are not members of the party to vote to reinforce the resistance against the Erdogan regime after Imoglou’s arrest.

CHP, which has over 1.5 million members, has set up 5.600 ballot boxes and in the 81 provinces of Turkey. The vote ends at 16.00 hours of Greece.

Appeal from Imamoglou’s lawyers and chp

Following the publication of the Criminal Court’s ruling, the lawyers of the Mayor of Constantinople made it known that they would appeal, as one of them told the French Agency. “And of course we will appeal to the imprisonment warrant,” he said.

At the same time, legal appeals against the court ruling was also announced by the Republican People’s Party (CHP), through its leader, Ozgur Ozel.

Speaking to reporters at the Istanbul Judicial Palace, the party leader Ozel also added that the Istanbul City Council will now elect someone who will take over as a mayor while the decision is expected for Imoglou.

Continuing, Ozel stressed that Imoglou is on the way to prison but also on the way to the presidency of Turkey.