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Istanbul Mayor Detained in Corruption and Terror Probe

Istanbul Mayor Detained in Corruption and Terror Probe

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Turkish police apprehended Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a significant escalation of the government's crackdown on opposition and dissenting voices in the country. Prosecutors ordered detention warrants for Imamoglu and approximately 100 others, including his close associate Murat Ongun. The arrests come amid ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.

Republican People's Party
Justice and Development Party
1. We will fight this illegitimate decision in court.
Yılmaz Tunç
Justice and Development Party
1. Linking investigations and cases initiated by the judiciary to our president is, at best, presumptuous and inappropriate.
Murat Ongun
Republican People's Party
1. They think they can silence us and prevent us from defending and supporting Ekrem Imamoglu.
Ekrem İmamoğlu
Republican People's Party
1. What will I do next? I will keep running like a lion. There's no stepping back, I'll run even harder.
2. I am saddened to say, a handful of people who are trying to steal the will of the people, have sent the dear police, the security forces implicating them in this wrongful doing.
3. The days when those who made this decision will be held accountable before history and justice are near. The march of our people, who are thirsty for justice, law, and democracy, cannot be stopped.
Ozgur Ozel
Republican People's Party
1. Making decisions on behalf of the people, using force to replace the will of the people or to obstruct it is a coup. There is currently a force in place to prevent the nation from determining the next president.
2. Türkiye is going through a coup against the next president. We are facing a coup attempt here.
3. Democracy was a train, and Tayyip Erdoğan only boarded it as long as it suited him. Now, he has stepped off that train and joined the ranks of the coup plotters.
NetBlocks
1. Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a 'coup'.
Wolfango Piccoli
Teneo
1. The decision to revoke Imamoğlu's diploma goes beyond merely undermining a fair electoral race by removing the strongest opponent.
Murat Somer
Ozyegin University
1. If they allow the opposition to fully participate in the elections, they will lose. They realize that.

Istanbul Mayor Detained in Corruption and Terror Probe

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