Its mayor Constantinople Imamoglou He categorically denied the charges of terrorism he was brought, according to a judicial document that was aware of Reuters today, Saturday (22.03.25), after being arrested on Wednesday for corruption and relationships with the PKK (Kurdistan Labor Party).
The deposition of the Mayor of Constantinople Ekrem Imamoglou ended shortly before 17:00 (local time), and at 18:30 he is expected to be brought to the courts where he will face the prosecutor and the judge, with the latter deciding on his detention.
In case of charges, He is at risk of direct deduction from his office, so the interior ministry will appoint his own host for the municipality.
“I see today during my interrogation that I and my colleagues are facing Unbelievable categories and slander »said Imamoglou, defending himself in the interrogation of anti -terrorism, according to the document.
“These slander will fall after the walls in the heart of our nation are hit.”he said, among other things.
“It is imperative for our country to get rid of this mentality as soon as possible, which believes that it is entitled to do everything to protect the seats (it),” Imamoglu said, leaving a spike against Erdogan.
“I do not know the names, nor do I follow the statements of the terrorist organizations mentioned above and certain affiliated terrorist organizations, nor do I have any interest in doing so,” he said, among other things, according to information from CNN Turk.
“The walls of fear have been overcome, now there is a nation,” he wrote earlier today in X.
“The Constantinople meet in Sarathane this afternoon at 20.30.”
The walls of fear have been overcome, now there is a nation.
Istanbul residents meet at 20.30 in Saraçhane. pic.twitter.com/VfecApAtIe
– Ekrem İmamoğlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) March 22, 2025
The mayor of Constantinople appeared on Saturday before the authorities to testify for the accusations that the PKK has helped, forming an electoral alliance with the pro -Kurdish People’s Party of Equality and Democracy (DEM) during the 2024 municipal elections, The day after his interrogation of corruption complaints.
Yesterday, Friday, police interrogated Imamoglou for four hours, With the Mayor of Constantinople denying all the charges, amid reactions that take explosives, according to the Cumhuriyet newspaper and other media.