Imamoglu spoke to the Financial Times: Erdogan’s AKP party will suffer a heavy defeat

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu spoke to the Financial Times, one of England’s leading newspapers… As Turkey entered the electoral atmosphere, İmamoğlu made remarkable remarks to Ayla Jean Yackley of the Financial Times.

The article, titled “Turkey’s Opposition Leader Says Political Ban Undermines Democracy,” included the statement: “Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu predicts voters will punish Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party at the polls.” .

“THE VOTERS WILL ANSWER THIS”

In the article, “Imamoglu, one of the possible candidates for the presidency of Turkey, said that Erdogan’s party would suffer a major defeat due to his attempt to thwart democracy. Imamoglu is ahead of Erdogan, whose support has fallen in polls due to a painful economic crisis. Although İmamoğlu never announced that he would be a candidate, the ruling handed down in December could change the election.

“They are undermining democracy and literally denying people the freedom to choose. Voters will respond to this from the polls in the 2023 elections, and this government will suffer a heavy defeat,” he said.

“THE CAUSE OF THE SAINT: THEY LOSE ISTANBUL”

Stating that the elections to be held this year will be the most difficult for Erdoğan, the Financial Times also drew attention to the fact that İmamoğlu was able to win the support of voters from different groups. Imamoglu told the newspaper: “The punishment they gave me stems from the great trauma the government went through in losing Istanbul.”

At the end of the interview, İmamoğlu said, “It is not necessary to look at my case just to see how politicized the judiciary is. This affects democracy. There is an oppressive mentality that dictates the relevant institutions in Turkey. They don’t want anyone to be against them,” he said.