Just to elaborate a bit further. The current mayor of Istanbul is the politician who could win the next presidential election and he's been sentenced to a few

Just to elaborate a bit further. The current mayor of Istanbul is the politician who could win the next presidential election and he's been sentenced to a few years in prison and banned him from politics because he "insulted some elected officials". His crime was actually calling a few people clowns when they recalled for a runoff of the elections he won. He then won the runoff with a wider margin and now has to be taken down somehow.