President Erdogan breaks silence on Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu’s detention
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan commented for the first time on the investigation into Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention and the controversial “diploma revocation” issue, a hot topic in Turkish politics, stating, “The opposition cannot respond to the judiciary on matters such as the diploma issue or corruption.” Erdogan further emphasized that the government has no time to focus on the internal matters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
