Türkiye, Istanbul. A two million protest after the arrest of the Immogle Ekrem

About 2.2 million people participate in the Saturday rally of support for the arrested figure of imamogle – announced the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozel. The imamogle was temporarily removed from the duties of the mayor of Istanbul. He is the political opponent of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

From March 19 in various parts Turkey There are protests in connection with the detention of the former mayor of Istanbul Imamoglu, the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The politician was detained in two matters related to corruption and relationships with terrorism. On March 23, the imamogle was temporarily removed by the government from his duties.

“Many perceive the arrest (imamogle) as part of a wider campaign aimed at undermining the mayor and eliminating a key rival Erdogan before the next presidential election ” – says the British weekly” The Economist “.

The head of the opposition turns to the president

– After the largest in the history of Turkey, witches' hunting on the Square in Maltepe (district of Istanbul – ed.) Gathered 2.2 million people. Do you see this, President Erdogan? You intended to intimidate young people, but there is no one overwhelmed by fear. You wanted to silence universities, but is anyone silent? – Ozel said during the demonstration organized by the CHP “Freedom for Imamogle” in the Asian part of the city.

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He called for “defending democracy on the streets”. – Some try to head towards a one -man regime, the sultanate of their dreams, caliphate. They treat democracy only as a tool, which is why its defense is right, and the place of this fight is the street – said the leader of the CHP.

Detention of former mayor of Istanbul

The largest protests in Turkey for over a decade are the response to the detention of the Imamogle, performed on March 19, removed from the duties of the mayor of Istanbul and the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The imamogle proceedings were initiated on corruption and connections with terrorism, and based on the first charge, he was sent to prison on March 23 for the duration of the trial. On the same day, CHP chose an imamogle for a candidate in the presidential election in 2028.

“The imamogle process should be broadcast live on Turkish public television,” Ozel emphasized.

He also “spoke” to the imamogle gathered in Maltepe. – The nation showed that our country belongs to him. I will not take a step back on the road to the wonderful future that our country deserves – said the politician in a recording prepared with the help of artificial intelligence. The content of the speech prepared by the imamogle was read by his character generated by AI.

Earlier, the mayor Ankara Mansur Yavas, derived from CHP, appealed to the closing of Marmar's prison on the outskirts of Istanbul, to which he got an imamogle. – This prison has become a symbol of usurpation of freedom in our country. Instead of boasting of building prisons, we should start to boast of closing them. We demand that everyone selected in the election mayors, including imamogle, and our youth would be released – said Yavas.

Imamogle relatives also appeared on the stage, including his children, wife and parents. – My son serves the state, loves his nation, and the nation loves him – said the mother of politics, ending his son's election password, “Everything will be beautiful”.

The wife of the arrested politician, the imamogle dilek, appealed to release people detained from detention for participating in protests. “We can't be a country where the Turks suffer from other Turks,” she said. Commenting on her husband's arrest, she assessed that “he was punished for the fact that people have love him that his opponents would not experience.”

In response to protests that broke out on March 19 after the Imamogle arrest in the largest cities of Turkey, almost 1900 people were detained so far – according to the information of the Turkish Ministry of the Interior. Governors of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir introduced bans of assemblies in these cities.