He had said 'the biggest radish is in the bag'... Erdoğan's plan revealed: AKP preparing 51 separate investigations

The arrest of Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat is one of the most discussed topics on the agenda. Following Akpolat's arrest, President Erdoğan signaled that more political operations would follow with the words, "the biggest radish is in the bag."

CHP leader Özel, expressing that he views these words from AKP chairman and President Erdoğan as a declaration of war, stated that they would take counter-moves, saying, "From now on, we will do whatever the side that has been declared war upon does."

ERDOĞAN DELIVERED THE MESSAGE

As political sparring continues, Erdoğan's words, "the biggest radish is in the bag," continue to be debated. The opposition has repeatedly underlined that the ultimate target of these operations conducted against Istanbul is the İBB, namely Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Following Akpolat's detention, İmamoğlu also stated in more than one speech that he is aware he is the target, and pointing to his file in the judiciary, he requested that the necessary actions be taken.

As developments continue in this manner, an article by Saygı Öztürk from Sözcü has drawn attention. Öztürk explained what lies beneath the AKP chairman's words, "the biggest radish is in the bag," and what the real target is with the following statements:

Our President's words such as "the biggest radish is behind" or "in the bag" reveal that he is aware of the events and that if there is any corruption in the municipalities, an investigation is definitely being conducted with his knowledge.

*Let us add this immediately: What our President calls "the biggest radish" refers to 51 separate investigations. These 51 investigations were also conducted in companies affiliated with the municipalities. Some are with the Metropolitan Municipality, and some are at the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

*What is strange is that all of the investigation files are being taken by the police from the relevant units and municipal subsidiaries. So much so that the police come to a company affiliated with the municipality at some hour of the day and say, "The prosecutor wants such and such tender file." This situation inevitably creates intense pressure on the personnel in that company. The constant coming and going of the police to the municipality also brings with it the impression that something is going on.

*Currently, 51 tender files are in the hands of the prosecutor's office and examinations are continuing. What the President calls "the biggest radish" are these files. When you look at their contents, you see that they are tenders related to the large companies of the municipalities. Therefore, it is understood that these files will be talked about a lot in the coming period.

*Therefore, these 51 files may be among the most discussed topics in the coming period.

*All of these are related to tenders made by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and its companies. This also shows that it is clearly evident that the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor is being targeted.

*It gives the impression that the relevant institutions of the state are currently focusing heavily on the work and transactions of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the CHP-run municipalities affiliated with it, and that steps are being taken to wear these municipalities down."