21.04.2025 21:50
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested and suspended from his position as part of the 'corruption' investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, called on the new government in Germany, which is preparing to take office, to "reconsider this decision" following the claim that the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey was vetoed due to his detention.
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested and suspended from his position as part of the 'corruption' investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, made a post on his social media account addressing the new government preparing to take over in Germany.
CALL TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY: 'RETRACT YOUR DECISION'
In his post, Imamoğlu referred to the news that the coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens vetoed the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey due to his arrest, saying, "I urge you to retract this decision."
WHAT HAPPENED?
Germany's leading economic newspaper, Handelsblatt, claimed that the new government preparing to take over vetoed the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey due to the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The newspaper stated in its report, based on many sources involved in secret discussions within the government, that the SPD and the Greens coalition made this decision jointly.