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Jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu Denies "Terrorism" Charges
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Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, was arrested and deposed by the Turkish government. This move has triggered massive protests across Turkey, with demonstrations in over a dozen cities, including Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. The government claims that the arrest is due to Imamoglu's alleged involvement in corruption and terrorism, but his supporters argue that the charges are politically motivated, aimed at sidelining a key opposition leader and rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Prosecutors allege that Imamoglu took part in an 'urban consensus' initiative tied to the People's Democratic Congress [HDK], a pro-terrorist PKK entity, before Turkiye's March 2024 local elections.
We ask our citizens to stay away from environments where masked people are present and not to participate in any unauthorised demonstrations. Any attempt to disrupt public order will not be tolerated.
Linking investigations and cases initiated by the judiciary to our President is, at best, presumptuous and inappropriate.
We object to multiple court orders from the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority to block over 700 accounts of news organisations, journalists, political figures, students, and others within Turkiye.
The number of votes for Ekrem Imamoglu from our members and the solidarity ballot box is over 14 million 850 thousand.
Honestly, we are embarrassed in the name of our legal system.
The ballot box will come, and the nation will give this government a slap it will never forget.
I stand tall, and will keep my head high.
I see today during my interrogation that I and my colleagues are faced with unimaginable accusations and slanders.
Together, we will erase this blow to our democracy, this dark stain, once and for all.
This process has not only harmed Turkey's international reputation but has also shattered the public's sense of justice and trust in the economy.
We are reliving the political dramas of the 1990s where Erdoğan was targeted by the state, except this time Erdoğan has become the state.
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sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.The Times of India
- 3.The Guardian
- 4.BBC
- 5.Al Jazeera
- 6.CNN
- 7.The Washington Post
- 8.Le Monde
- 9.ABC News (Australia)
- 10.DW News
- 11.CGTN
- 12.The New York Times
perspectives
- 1.Protests
- 2.Authoritarianism
- 3.Corruption
- 4.Riots
- 5.Turkish Foreign Policy
- 6.Kurdish nationalism
- 7.Freedom of the press
- 8.Turkey under Erdoğan
- 9.Turkish politics
countries
- 1.Azerbaijan
- 2.Cyprus
- 3.Germany
- 4.France
- 5.Russian Federation
- 6.Syrian Arab Republic
- 7.Turkey
- 8.Ukraine
- 9.United States
organizations
- 1.Republican People's Party
- 2.Last Generation
- 3.Media and Law Studies Association
- 4.SOAS University of London
- 5.Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority
- 6.Istanbul University
- 7.Justice and Development Party
- 8.YouTube
- 9.Barberini Museum
- 10.European Union
- 11.High Electoral Council
- 12.Kurdish Workers' Party
persons
- 1.Ekrem İmamoğlu
- 2.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- 3.Ali Yerlikaya
- 4.Ozgur Ozel
- 5.Dilek Kaya Imamoglu
- 6.Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- 7.Francisco Seco
- 8.Aksel Zaimovic
- 9.Davut Gul
- 10.Dilara Senkaya
- 11.Ahmet Kuru
- 12.Alexandros Avramidis