Schultz: The arrest of Imamoglu is disappointing for European -Turkish relations

reports Mehr News Agency The German Chancellor announced Thursday that the arrest of Istanbul mayor is a sign of the decline of democracy in Türkiye.

The German Chancellor said: “The arrest of Akram Imamoglu for democracy in Turkey is disappointing; This is definitely disappointing for relations between Europe and Turkey.
At the arrival of the EU summit in Brussels, he strongly criticized the arrest of Istanbul mayor Akram Imam Oglu as “very bad sign” for Turkish democracy and relations with the European Union and urged the Ankara authorities to end this issue. ”
“Berlin and Brussels have made great efforts to improve relations with Türkiye in recent years,” Schultz said. That is why the arrest of a key dissenters such as the mayor of Istanbul is a very bad sign.