Erdogan's bane: Turkish president's most powerful rival is arrested. What now? -- RT World News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Imamoglu had previously been subject to government prosecution.
51% : Similar charges brought against these individuals point to an extensive inquiry encompassing both political and socioeconomic dimensions.
46% : While past strategies of forceful suppression effectively sidelined political adversaries, this situation could unfold unpredictably, exceeding the government's expectations.
38% : He has repeatedly faced accusations of acting against state interests.
38% : Consequently, Imamoglu's arrest risks backfiring, potentially bolstering his popularity by making him appear to be a martyr targeted by government repression - a scenario resembling Erdogan's own early political rise, and which ultimately strengthened his popularity.
31% : Affiliated with the left-leaning Republican People's Party (CHP), Imamoglu faces grave accusations, including establishing and leading a criminal enterprise, extortion, corruption, unauthorized access to personal data, rigging government contracts, and alleged connections to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), considered a terrorist organization in Türkiye.

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