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Erdoğan’s rival warns von der Leyen after Turkey gaffe

Summary by Politico Europe
Istanbul’s jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s comments come in response to the Commission chief’s recent controversial statement that Europe should not “fall under Russian, Turkish or Chinese influence.”

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He urged the EU to engage more with Turkish history and stop seeing the country "through the prism of fear and clichés"

Ekrem İmamoğlu addressed the EU through an American-based international media outlet: ‘The Turkey we will govern will be different. Do not evaluate Turkey on the same level as Russia and China. I believe that Turkey's direction is towards democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and a shared future with Europe.’

·Türkiye
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Addressing the European Union, Ekrem İmamoğlu said, "Placing Turkey on the same level as Russia and China contradicts the EU's own geopolitical realities and strategic interests."

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the CHP's imprisoned presidential candidate, visited the European Union (EU).

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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