More than 1,100 protesters have been arrested in recent days in most of its major cities Turkeyafter the arrest of Imamoglou. However, the arrests do not hurt people to demonstrate for democracy by calling for the release of the most removable mayor of Constantinople.
It is noted that yesterday Monday (24.3.2025) was released by the publicity First photo of Ekrem Imamogluwhile he was taken to the Silivri prisons of Turkey, about 80 km from Istanbul.
THE Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the demonstrations as a “violence movement” And he said they were motivated by the opposition.
“We disapprove of images of events with episodes and violence. The opposition party is causing citizens to violence against our police with stones, cannons and Molotov cocktails, ”he said.
He also said that “the opposition cannot take over the government except for the management of municipalities”.
The demonstrations continued on Monday night in Istanbul, Ankara and other major cities in Turkey.
Police used rubber spheres and pepper spray during clashes with protesters in Istanbul, while protesters in Ankara were treated with water cannons.
As the demonstrations were raging, authorities demanded the closure of hundreds of social media accounts.
More than 700 accounts on X (formerly Twitter), including those belonging to “news organizations, journalists, political figures, students and others within Turkey”, have been targeted by the company X.
Describing the government’s move as “illegal”, Twitter confirmed its commitment to defend freedom of speech through legal channels.
However, it is reported that several accounts have been suspended by the US company, including some who participated in the coordination of demonstrations.
Despite strong demonstrations within Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be determined to suppress any protest and eliminate all his political opponents before the presidential election in 2028.