Three major decisions in the last 24 hours in Türkiye have further strengthened the politics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan, who has been holding the presidency since 2013, is said to want to become the supreme leader of Ankara. Erdoğan had also started its exercise after 2024. Erdoğan’s first attempt is to eliminate the opposition from Türkiye. Under this campaign, many opposition leaders of Türkiye have been put in jail.
According to Türkiye Today, on Thursday a local court in Türkiye declared the general session of the opposition CHP invalid. Due to this, the court has also ruled to remove the main opposition leader there from the post, after which Ozgur Ozal has been removed from the post of the main opposition leader.
Why did the opposition link it to democracy?
According to jailed former Istanbul mayor Imogolu, Erdoğan is removing opposition leaders from office with the cooperation of the judiciary. This is a threat to democracy. Erdoğan is trying to nullify the opposition by any means, so that his wrongdoings cannot be appreciated among the public.
Imogolu appealed to all opposition leaders to stay together in this difficult time. Before going to jail, Imogolu was considered a major contender for the post of President, but suddenly at the behest of Erdoğan, corruption charges were leveled against him and he was sent to jail.
Know about 2 more decisions
To reduce inflation and stabilize the market, the Turkish government has sold all its US Treasury bonds. The Turkish government sold bonds worth $8 billion on Thursday. Ankara Central Bank took this decision to stop the chaos in the markets. Türkiye’s economy is in turmoil due to the Iran war.
The Turkish government has also decided to close Wilgi University. A continuous campaign was being run against Erdoğan from this university.
All this happened after talking to Trump on phone
The three major decisions taken on Thursday to strengthen Erdoğan’s power are being linked to US President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Erdoğan spoke to Trump on the phone. According to Erdoğan’s office, the Turkish President spoke to Trump on the issue of Syria and Iran.
However, the manner in which these 3 decisions have been taken after Trump’s phone call. He is being told that America may also agree to this.
Gonul Tol, director of the Türkiye Program at the Middle East Institute, says that America is well aware of whatever is happening in Türkiye. America knows everything. Despite this, no comment has been made yet. On the contrary, Trump praises Erdoğan.
Similarly, Trump has also been promoting Pakistan’s Asim Munir. Due to this, Munir has become the most powerful military chief of Pakistan.
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