Mikael Gahli, a German MP of the European Parliament, called for the suspicion of contact with the EU with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to get rid of the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul. This is reported"RIA Novosti".
"While Imamoglu is in detention, we must froze the contacts of the EU and member states at the political level. It will significantly strengthen the pressure on Erdogan, "said the coming to the German newspaper Bild.
At the same time, the politician noted that he does not support the complete breakup of contacts, as Turkey "remains important EU partner" on migration, security and Ukrainian conflict.
According to the media, the Turkish court decided on March 23 to arrest the mayor of Istanbul Ekim Imamoglu, who is suspected of corruption. However, within the framework of the investigation into the second investigation, the mediation of the detention was rejected.
Together with Imamoglu, a number of high-ranking municipal officials have been arrested, and more than 90 people are in court.
