Political developments in Turkey are rapid with the Ministry of the Interior announcing today, Sunday (23.03.25) its removal Imamoglou From his duties by mayor Constantinopleafter he is staired for corruption charges.
The Municipal Council of Constantinople, in which the largest opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has the majority, is expected to elect a person who will exercise mayor debt in the next few days, After the removal of Ekrem Imamoglu.
Two other mayors in the area have also been removed, the ministry said.
Ekrem Imamoglou, who is detained pending trial on charges of corruption, He arrived at Marmara prison near the Silivri area of Constantinopleas Reuters online today.
The detention of the Mayor of Constantinople and the main political opponent of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to trigger the already major anti -government demonstrations, the largest for more than ten years in the country.
Imamoglou himself called on Turkey’s citizens to take massively in demonstrations across the country against the detriment of the pending trial of corruption charges.
In a post on the X platform, Imoglou noted that The legal procedure for his detention was “a complete out -of -court execution” equivalent to “betrayal against Turkey”.
“Turkey woke up today from a great betrayal,” he wrote, among other things.
At the same time, he called on “our nation to fight for rights with a sense of responsibility. This struggle for rights is a matter of the future of our nation and our children. “
My dear citizens,
Türkiye has awakened to a great betrayal today.
The judicial process carried out is not a judicial transaction. It is a complete execution.
I invite our nation to the right struggle in a sense of responsibility. This struggle for rights is the future of our nation and our sons…
– Ekrem İmamoğlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) March 23, 2025
‘I won’t succumb’
It is noted that Ekrem Imamoglou’s comment on the legal process had preceded his “response” to the Criminal Court of Constantinople in a first reaction to his detention.
“We will uproot, hand in hand, this blow, this black spot in our Republic,” the Mayor of Constantinople, Ekrem Imamoglou, wrote, among others.
In detail, Imamoglou’s post
“There is no fear of death!
So you will be defeated! This is how you will be defeated.
You will be defeated by our justice, our courage, our modesty, our smile!
My favorite nation:
Never regret, never be disappointed, never lose your hope.
We will uproot, hand in hand, this blow, this black spot for our democracy.
It is close to the day when the people who carry out this process will be held accountable before the Almighty Creator, both in this world and afterwards.
I call on 86 million citizens to run in the polls and proclaim their struggle for democracy and justice around the world.
I’m standing up, I will never succumb.
Everything will go well … “.
It is noted that in relation to the separate category terrorismthe court did not rule on him, but put Imamoglou under restrictive measures, as reported by Halk TV and A Haber networks, which probably means he will not be replaced by a government official.