Rapid are the developments in Constantinopleas prosecutors asked the court to order the detention of Mayor of Constantinople Imamoglou and his other four of his associates, in view of their own for two distinct cases of “corruption” and “terrorism”, were announced by the services of the elected and leader of the Turkish opposition.
Ekrem Imamoglou, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was expected to be their opponent in the next presidential election in Turkey, denies the accusations, which characterizes “unthinkable” “non -existent”, “immoral” and “unethical”. The court in Istanbul expected to decide immediately If it will remain in custody. The final decision is expected by the 12 judges within the next few hours.
For another a night of Constantinople He was shaken by huge demonstrations. In addition to the Istanbul courthouse, tens of thousands of supporters gathered outside the City Hall of Constantinople. Sources of the Republican People’s Party are talking about the largest concentration that has been made to date.
Protesters began to gather early in the afternoon holding Turkish flags and placards in favor of liberation of the Mayor of Constantinople. It was not too late to break out incidents between the concentrated and the police who were at the “battle” position.
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Massive rallies were also held in Smyrna, Ankara, Antalya and other major cities, where the incidents were not missing, with the police using chemicals, while 323 arrests were made.
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The Mayor’s lineup, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), He described his arrest as a “coup” on Wednesday morning (19.03.2025) and the charges of charges against Mr. Imoglou.
LAST SITUATION IN BOZDOĞAN BİBERİ: Police intervene in protesters with pepper gashttps://t.co/9G2yaPcH3B pic.twitter.com/6Hi1HOkO5p
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If the court finally adopts the prosecution’s proposal, it means that Imoglou will deduct his office. It is unknown what will happen to the process of planning the Republican People’s Party (CHP) for today, setting up 4,000 ballots for his official election as a candidate for the 2028 presidential election. It remains to be seen what the opposition’s next moves will be, in opposition to a decision that everyone considers to bear the personal stamp of Erdogan.
They ask to stop covering demonstrations
At the same time, local media in Turkey are saying that a top executive calls on the television channels one by one, giving them a command to stop the live broadcasts And covering the demonstrations for Imamoglou, otherwise they will face consequences.
Erdogan’s regime is trying by various means to suppress the demonstrators against its regime and supporters of the arrested Istanbul mayor Akram Imamoglu.
The video is from Izmir’s demonstration.#imamoğlu #Imamoglumillete #Imamoglu pic.twitter.com/DTHOl5tggY– Mustafa Ismail (@Mustafaismail73) March 22, 2025
Overall, Concentrations have been made in at least 55 of Turkey’s 81 provinces from Wednesday, That is, in more than two -thirds of the country, according to the counting of the French Agency.