Turkey moves in the silence of Prison Erdogan Bival blocking the account on x

Access to the social media account in the prison opposition ownership of Istanbulov, Ekrem Imamog, were blocked by the authorities in Turkey.

Imamogu, which is the main Rival President of the Recep Tayyipa Erdogan, can no longer send messages in Turkey to his 9.7 million followers at X. his account is still available abroad.

His social media feed was his main communication tool with his supporters and maintaining himself in the eyes of the public.

He published a daily basis by sending messages from prison through his lawyers. “It’s like the authorities want him not to disappear,” said one commentator.

Imamaglu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) – the main opposition party in Turkey – told the BBC to block his account the continuation of “attempted cucas in March, when he was arrested.

“Now he won’t even let him talk to the public,” said the Secretary General of Chp Selin Sayek Boke. ” Clearly shows fear of those in power. It is an attempt to strike against the next voter frame. “

Public opinion polls suggest that Ekrem Imamogu, who was elected to the mayor of the largest city of Turkey, won the presidential election.

The following presidential elections should not be held until 2028. years.

The message on his account Thursday announced that she was blocked for legal demand, although she was still available in Turkey using a virtual private network (VPN).

The lawyer represents X said that he filed a court challenge for the ban on the request of the social media platform.

Istanbul Prosecutors investigate the post on Imaglu’s account, based on the fact that it can be an incentive for committing crime, states the President’s Communication Office.

At that post last month, the mayor sentenced the arrest and broader class of the opposition and called on the nation to complain and “raise his voice”.

Some users X replaced their profile images with pictures of mayors, including Yusuf Can, an analyst at the Wilson Center in Washington’s Middle Eastern Program.

“Elonsky Musk blocked the account of the mayor and the presidential candidate, at Erdogan’s request – strengthening the country’s most prominent opposition voice. We are all Imamog”, he said.

The mayor is behind the lattice of March about charges for corruption, which denied.

It is held in the High Security Insurance Prison in Silivra, on the outskirts of the city is selected for running.

There are many companies – about 100 people arrested with him – including city officials and members of his party. Dozens were arrested since then, including his lawyers, and lawyers acting for those lawyers.

Human Rights Groups say arrests are part of the accelerating attack on civil society in Turkey.

Namogglo fans say that the charges against him were politically motivated and that the Turkish courts were weapons. The government said the judiciary is independently.

At his latest post, Wednesday, Imamogu called on supporters to join the protest set in Istanbul that night.

It was one of the largest in recent weeks with tens of thousands.

His arrest in March caused the largest anti-government protests in Turkey during the decade.

The protests were largely calm, but about 2,000 people were arrested in just a few days, many of them students.

Demonstrations continue in Istanbul, and across the country, but the numbers were smaller.