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We are facing great tyranny, but I want you to know that I will not be discouraged,
Imamoglu said earlier in the day in a video posted on social media The will of the people cannot be silenced through intimidation or unlawful acts. I stand resolute, entrusting myself not only to the 16 million residents of Istanbul but to the 86 million citizens" of Turkey
In a social media post written in English, Imamoglu said They think they can silence us and prevent us from defending and supporting Ekrem Imamoglu,
The university will not comply."
Linking investigations and cases initiated by the judiciary to our President is, at best, presumptuous and inappropriate,
Everyone must understand that in a state governed by the rule of law, if there is an allegation of a crime, the place for defense is the courts—not the streets,
The investigations are being conducted with great sensitivity and diligence,
The Republic of Türkiye is a state of law. No one is above the law, and no privileges can be granted to any individual or group,
This is very bad and I don't know what will happen next. You never know what they'll do,
said a passerby called Mustafa Foreign investors are not going to invest in Turkey any more. Who would want to invest in a country without justice or rule of law?"
But we Turks are a strong people, we're used to fighting these things,
he said as large numbers of police headed for Taksim Square which was fenced off with metal barricades In the past, it was the soldiers who carried out coups. Today it's the politicians,
Yildiz said, indifferent to the police car parked nearby I'm not surprised by anything any more. The exchange rate will soon be 50 liras to the euro,
he told AFP of a rate which soared a historic high of 42 liras to the euro after his arrest We're living in a dictatorship,
said Kuzey, an Istanbul shopkeeper after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption allegations Whenever this guy and his dirty team see someone strong, they panic and do something illegal to him,
said this 40-something dressed in jeans and a black top, referring to Erdogan and the AKP who have been in power since 2003. I am sad for my country, it shouldn't be like this,
he told AFP, refusing to give his name Imamoglu, you're not alone!"
In front of the police headquarters where the mayor was taken, several hundred people gathered to protest near the police barriers, shouting The situation is not going to get any better,
And it will be reflected in the cost bread and the cost of everything. All because of the unjust actions of one man,
To oppose justice and law, or even to open them up for discussion, is to invite chaos and violence.”
Bahçeli indirectly criticized Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Özgür Özel for describing the detention of İmamoğlu as a civilian coup, saying
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