To prison The Mayor of Constantinople is located Imamoglouwhile thousands of protesters in many cities in Turkey are demanding that he be released.
Ekrem Imamoglu received a visit to prison by his party MP, Segit Torun, in which he gave a handwritten note and refers to high hope and endless courage.
Following the visit, MP Segit Torun published the handwritten note in his account on X.
“These days when we turn on the light of a great struggle, the nation made us light up like a sun in our paradise homeland with the power of tens of millions, heating our 86 million people and tightening them tight.
Our hope is high, our courage endless. We will do it! ”Imamoglou says in the note through prison.
Today, I share the message that Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu, who I visited in the dungeon of Silivri, entrusts me to our people. Ekrem İmamoğlu, in 2019, took off his jacket and rolled up his arms by expanding our hopes to struggle… pic.twitter.com/rwz1c14GLM
– Seyit Torun (@seyit_torun) March 24, 2025
‘We represent the future and justice’
Earlier, Ekrem Imamoglu had taken a lengthy post with which he was aimed at his supporters and characterized a democratic revolution the involvement of 15 million voters in his party’s intra -party elections.
He talks about a “wonderful situation” and stresses: “Hope is huge. It has destroyed a handful of bad people. Their fears have increased. They will be afraid, let them be afraid. Because we are with our nation. We represent the Turkish alliance. We represent the noble values of the Republic of Turkey, democracy. We represent the future, justice, the rule of law, equality, unity and solidarity. “
He even called on young people who are demonstrating to stay away from conflict. “Be good with our security forces, our police officers, our people, whom I love very much.
Hello everyone, your Ramadan month be blessed,
My very valuable citizens, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, dear youth, diamond children; I embrace each of you with love and respect.
All the misery experienced and experienced, in the judiciary all of us…
– Ekrem İmamoğlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) March 24, 2025
Let me see you all with a smiling face tonight. The nation is great. “
It is recalled that the Turkish court guarded yesterday, Sunday (23/03/25), the Mayor of Constantinople Imamoglou, the main political opponent of President Tayyip Erdogan, awaiting trial for corruption allegations, at least a move that has shown the country.
His first photo in prison
A photographic click as Erem Imamoglu passes the gate of the Silibria prison, sees the light of publicity while Istanbul “boils” from the demonstrations and meets the Turkish Council of Ministers.
With Ekrem Imamoglou in custody and Turkey’s interior minister warning that “road terrorism and the threat of peace and security of the nation will not be tolerated”, reactions to what is happening in the country are now “spread out” in Europe.
“The arrest of the Mayor of Constantinople and the demonstrators raise questions about Turkey’s attachment to its long -standing democratic tradition,” the European Commission said today (24/3/25), called upon to comment on the latest developments in Turkey.
Expanding issues, Guillaume Mersie, replied that “as a member of the Council of Europe and as a candidate for the EU, Turkey must maintain its democratic values. The rights of elected officials, as well as the right of peaceful demonstrations, must be fully respected. “
Asked whether and whether Turkey continues to be for the EU, a “similar country of partner”, Guillary Mersie reiterated the statement by Commission President, Ursula von der Layen last week, according to which: ” It is important that Turkey respects these fundamental principles. “
Concerning the briefing held on March 21, after the European Council, by the President of the Commission and the President of the European Council, to the leaders of the “alliance of the willingness” for Ukraine, including the Turkish President, the Commission’s spokesman Paola Pao, Paola Pao.
Asked if the Commission intends to re -examine the two high -level dialogues with Turkey next month, Guyy Mersie replied: “We do not want to speculate at this stage of possible cancellation.” He added, however, that the Commission is closely monitoring the situation with Turkey.
More than 1,130 protesters have been arrested since Wednesday
The protest movement is threatening to reinforce Turkey after the imprisonment of the popular mayor of Constantinople, Ekrem Iimoglu, a key political opponent of Tayyip Erdogan. Despite the ban, new invitations to demonstrations are currently around the country, which is shocked by protest events, unprecedented since 2013 and the suppression of the Gezi Park Movement.
More than 1,130 protesters have been arrested in Turkey since Wednesday, the day of the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, authorities have announced any concentration in the country’s three major cities.
“1,133 suspects have been arrested for illegal activities between 19 and 23 March 2025”Interior Minister Ali Gerlikaya announced to X. Demonstrations have been held in 55 of the 81 Turkish provinces, ie two -thirds of the country. According to the interior ministry, 123 police officers have been injured, along with an unspecified number of protesters.
At least ten journalists, including an AFP photographer, were arrested at dawn in their homes in Constantinople and Smyrna, the Turkish MLSA human rights defense association said.
Today (24/3/25), crowds of students defy the bans and protest in Constantinople and Ankara to support Ekrem Imamoglou, who received a solemnity of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) for the presidential leader.
The Turkish opposition, reinforced by major protests, is trying to keep the momentum by calling on a boycott of television stations and businesses that “ignore the situation”.
CHP leader Ozgur Ozel addressed the concentrated crowd in Istanbul last night calling for media boycott and businesses that support the government with their stance.
The majority of Turkish media are pro -government and large television networks have shown few shots from the demonstrations.
“We note every television channel that ignores the moment,” Ozel said, accusing advertisers on Turkish televisions that “serve (products) to opposition voters while at the same time serving the Palace Erdogan” and pledged that they would soon name these businesses.
“The point is not not to watch these channels – anyone who buys their products is an accomplice,” he said.
Broadcasting media and newspapers are now warmly supporting the Erdogan government after years of state legal, economic pressure, companies’ acquisitions and self -censorship.
The big television networks have avoided the widespread coverage of demonstrations in the country. But the minimal independent and opposition channels had constant transmission.
After all, X blocked last week access to hundreds of accounts At the request of the Turkish authorities, but announced that it was opposed to court rulings.
By posting on X, the RTUK broadcasting principle has threatened the stations that transmit a live connection by removing their licenses for “biased” coverage. Some channels then interrupted the police repression of the police.
Ozgul Ozel called on opposition supporters to use their consumer power to “kneel” some businesses.
“If they have a restaurant chain, but refuse to see this crowd, they will not sell food here. Whether they recognize us or sink. “