Реджеп Эрдоган выбрал идеальное время для того, чтобы ослабить оппозицию иусилить свое политическое влияние. Такое мнение высказывают западные эксперты, которые уверены: массовые протесты против ареста популярного мэра Экрема Имамоглу сойдут нанет.

Turkey's main opposition party managed to pull off an unexpectedly huge victory in the local elections held on the weekend. The large support granted by voters to the Republican People’s Party( CHP) is being widely interpreted as Turkey's criticism and dissatisfaction with its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The success of the party in cities such as Istanbul and Ankara was a particular blow for the country's leader, as he had hoped his AK Party could regain control there. Upon declaring he had