Imamoglu accuses Anadolu of misrepresenting results

The Turkish opposition seems unhappy with the way Anadolu is tracking the results.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went live on TV to rail against the state news agency, accusing it of manipulating the vote count.

Imamoglu said Anadolu Agency was in “vegetative state” and was releasing its data in a deliberate way that puts Erdogan in the lead with wide margin, dropping over time.

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas said Kilicdaroglu is currently leading in the CHP’s own data. Imamoglu said Anadolu is deceiving the public with its data and he believes Kilicdaroglu will be the president tonight.

The Istanbul mayor has history with Anadolu, of course, with the agency failing to update the vote count beyond the 98.7 percent mark for more than 12 hours in the 2019 mayoral election when it appeared the CHP candidate was on course to win.