Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been sent to the prison cells of Silivria, 80 kilometers from Istanbul.
The maximum security prison with an annex that also functions as a military prison is the place designated by the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office for Imamoglu.
In this prison where the maximum limit he can stay under the current regime, based on Turkish law, is up to two years. In fact, Turkey's legal framework states that the defendant can stay in detention for 18 months with the right to extend for another 6 months.
Information on when and if Imamoglu's trial on the corruption case will begin is still unclear, but from the way Erdogan's side is moving, it should be clear that the moves will once again be "surgical" and with the absolute aim and horizon of the presidential elections, if they are ultimately held.
As the case progresses, no one can risk making a prediction or drawing any conclusions, since in a completely "sterile" way, if there is nothing more in Erdogan's plan, Imamoglu could stay in prison for the maximum, but it is very unlikely that he will not become President after the detention process is completed.
From tomorrow, the equation will also include a generalized "fatigue" and indignation from Turkish society, which has not only been disappointed, but seems to have crossed a red line. The vast majority of the country's citizens, even those who have voted for the AKP and the President of Turkey more than once in the past, will hardly forget today's practices.
The press and media can be widely controlled, but yesterday's pressure to stop broadcasting the protests was not accepted even by the citizens. Of course, no one on the other hand should underestimate the great maneuvering skills that the country's President has often displayed on various issues. The man who managed to pull the Turkish economy out of the "swamp" is now increasingly faced with issues for which it is impossible to blame anyone else.
All people, regardless of their financial ability, social status and political preferences, declare and agree that it is in the DNA of the Turkish people to unite and not simply sympathize with those who are unjust and who suffer.
In the case of Imamoglu, there is precisely this identification, an identification that may not bring all the Turkish people to the streets, but it has brought people who have never supported the AKP to the ballot box today in droves.
Today's polls may not yield a legally valid result, but they will be one of the loudest messages Erdogan has received since the Gezi uprising10. (A2 Televizion)
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