Where does Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu get his popularity from?

There are only about ten days remaining before the local elections in Turkiye and the candidates are making their final campaign efforts to convince hesitant voters to vote for them on 31 March. Istanbul is expected to witness the fiercest democratic competition in the city’s election. The full attention of observers of Turkish affairs will turn to the person who will run the municipality over the next five years. Geologists and seismologists warn that a devastating earthquake may hit Istanbul at any moment, and so the government and local authorities must take all possible precautions in the city in order to reduce material and human losses. Urban development projects to demolish old, dilapidated buildings and build earthquake-resistant replacements are at […]