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Jailed Istanbul Mayor Warns Against Equating Turkey with Russia and China

 

Jailed Istanbul Mayor Warns Against Equating Turkey with Russia and China

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the elected mayor of Istanbul and presidential candidate for Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP), recently spoke out regarding the international perception of Turkey. Currently held in pretrial detention, İmamoğlu urged the global community not to treat Turkey in the same vein as authoritarian states like Russia and China, emphasizing the country's democratic foundations.

Source Link: POLITICO

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