ISTANBUL – THE ANSWER. Political standoff rises to a dangerous level Türkiye after a brutal attack received Ekrem Imamoglu during his trip to the city of Erzurum and with Recep Tayyip Erdogan call your political opponent a “drunkard”!

Nine people were injured when hundreds of people threw stones at the mayor of Istanbul a week before the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Imamoglu’s bodyguards were forced to remove him, as they believed that he and his accomplices were in danger.

Ekrem İmamoğlu complained that while the assembled crowd was throwing stones at him, during his speech, when he climbed onto the roof of the bus in which he travels around the country, the police officers present at the scene did nothing to stop him. He spoke of “provocations” and emphasized that the attack had nothing to do with the inhabitants of Erzurum.

Erdogan, in his speech in Edirne, accused Imamoglu of causing the incident, and stated that “they are trying to arrange provocations themselves and tarnish the reputation of our cities. They will not succeed in drawing our people into their dirty games.”

However, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag announced the arrest of 13 people, but without details about their identity and motives. “Ekrem Imamoglu, who calls people in Erzurum provocateurs, is himself a provocateur,” Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said. The mayor of Erzurum stated that “the stones and bats belonged to the Republican People’s Party pickers who failed to draw a crowd and tried to do something to create chaos!”

A new MAK poll shows that Kemal Kilicdaroglu won in the first round by 5.5 points, which is 50.9%.

However, the footage broadcast by Turkish TV channels shows that the stones were thrown by a crowd that had gathered at the place of Imamoglu’s speech. The Republican People’s Party alleges that “the provocateurs were members of the Gray Wolves and the Khuda Par Party, a radical Islamic party that the opposition accuses of having ties to Hezbollah and that has joined Erdogan’s alliance.

Turkish presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu In his tweet, he said that “bandits, SADAT mercenaries, gang 5 (manufacturers) have united and are threatening Turkey. You, no, in the first round of the elections you will bury them in the dustbin of History, and Kemal will send them to the right place. I promise you”.

In this situation, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his impressive pre-election speech in Istanbul, sharply attacked his political opponent and said: “For now, Kemal, you will not drink from a barrel, you will not achieve anything.” . My people don’t leave things in the hands of a drunkard, a drunkard.”

Erdogan, in his speech last week in Iconium, emphasized that “we receive orders from God, and Kemal and those with him from the terrorists of Mount Qandil. You are ready to bury in the grave those who accept these orders.”

Meanwhile, a new IAC poll gives Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu the winner of the first round by 5.5 points. In particular, Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaches 45.4% (+1.7% according to the poll on April 23), and Kemal Kılıçdaroglu reaches 50.9% (+3.1%).