Erdogan accuses the opposition of wrecking Turkey’s economy during protests over mayor’s jailing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy ” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule.
The party на кмета Екрим Имамоглу прикани за протест на фирмите, за които се споделя, че поддържа държавното управление на Ердоган. The Turkish president accused the opposition of being “so desperate that they would throw the country and the nation into the fire. ”
In his address to lawmakers with his Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Erdogan added that “sabotage targeting the Turkish economy will be held accountable before the courts. ”
Imamoglu was arrested a week ago. Той е изправен пред обвинявания, свързани с корупцията и поддръжката на тероризма в община Истанбул, дружно с към 90 други обвинени. Съдът му разпореди да бъде затворен в неделя. Дата на изпитване не е оповестена.
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