In chaos the sinking has been sank Constantinople Like other major cities in Turkey, after the arrest of Imamoglou and the massive demonstrations that followed.
The situation in Constantinople, but also in other major Turkish cities, smells gunpowder after the detention of Ekrem Imoglou and protest rallies for the third consecutive day.
The human river of rage grows and on Friday night (21.03.2025) 300,000 peopleAccording to the opposition, they took to the streets to demonstrate their opposition to what has been happening in recent days.
In Constantinople, police used plastic balls, according to AFP. In Smyrna, Turkey’s third largest city, the class forces used water under pressure To break up the crowd, local TV channels broadcast. According to ERT, incidents also occurred in Ankara.
Both Imamoglou and the other defendants are expected to be found today (22.03.2025) in the evening before prosecutor and investigator.
‘Imamoglou and the suspects held In the context of investigations on criminal organization In order to gain and strengthen the PKK/KCK terrorist organization, it is scheduled to be transferred to our Judicial Palace around 9pm (20:00 Greek time), “the announcement of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Constantinople said. Therefore, it is likely that it will be decided to detention or not.
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Tens of thousands have taken to streets in Istanbul tonight to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor and Turkey’s main opposition leader Ekrem Imamoğlu
– Visegrád 24 (@Visegrad24) March 21, 2025
Ekrem Imamoglu, however, denied the charges of corruption attributed to him, according to Reuters after completing his deposit that lasted 5.5 hours.
Police intervened to university students who want to walk to the AKP provincial building in Izmir with TOMA and Gases!https://t.co/i483GXFNcl pic.twitter.com/4Sjon7Glcd
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‘I categorically reject all claims“He said in his defense, according to the document, and claimed that he did not commit any crime.
He also said that the investigation intends to load crimes that he has not done and denounced political intervention and a war that has launched against him.
It’s going down right now on the streets of Istanbul as 1000’s of students face off with Erdogan’s attack dogs. This is how we resist fascism. Solidarity with the Turkish students. pic.twitter.com/pkvPTgsGzV
— GhostofDurruti (@DurrutiRiot) March 21, 2025
Imamoglou was arrested on Wednesday (19.03.2025) as a suspect for corruption and terrorism.
Imamoglou, a leading opposition official and possible opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the next presidential election, He was asked to answer at least 40 questions about the public competitions of the municipality.
The leader of the Republican People’s Party, Ozgur Ozel, called on the world today (22/3) for demonstration at the Court of Justice, where Ekrem Imoglu is expected to be transferred.