19.03.2025 10:23
Dilek İmamoğlu, the wife of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul who was detained as part of the investigations into the money counting footage and the "City Consensus," said, "One can only laugh at such a thing. It cannot be, it cannot be like this. These are incredibly horrifying. This is completely a big slander." Her son, Mehmet Selim İmamoğlu, stated, "Justice will come, and people will fear justice itself."
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First Lady of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Dilek İmamoğlu, made striking statements to NOW TV regarding the developments after the detention. Dilek İmamoğlu said, "The teams arrived just before dawn. Of course, we were in the process of preparing Ekrem Bey, my daughter was at home, you know I have a 13-year-old daughter. Today, despite everything, I couldn't keep her at home, and she said, 'I will go to my school, I will continue my life, mom.' I got her ready and sent her to school. Ekrem Bey made his preparations. I would like to thank all the friends who came here one by one. They all performed their duties in a very polite and kind manner. They completed their tasks as well. They left the house around 7:30."
"WE HAVE COME TO A POINT WHERE WE EXPECT EVERYTHING"
In response to the question, "Did they explain any reason for the operation to Ekrem Bey, did they tell him anything?" Dilek İmamoğlu replied, "They talked to Ekrem Bey, I don't know the details of that process very well, but there are already a lot of dirty information circulating, I don't know if they were aware of that, but they talked to him along with his lawyer." To the question, "Yesterday was a busy day. The cancellation of the diploma was announced. Did you have any evaluations regarding this beforehand? Were you expecting such an operation?" Dilek İmamoğlu replied, "We have come to a point where we expect everything. Yesterday, the diploma was canceled. An unlawful process was carried out unlawfully. We are going through very interesting days. It's very terrifying. The cancellation of a diploma like this is impossible. If you ask anyone in the world, they will all say that such a thing is not possible, even a child on the street would say that. Were we expecting such a process? I mean, if you ask your own conscience, you would say 'no, this is too much.' On paper, we are still a country of law, no matter how much it doesn't work. You say 'it can't be,' but then you see that you are living it. What happened this morning is one of those things. First, they take him inside for questioning. They are trying to create evidence. Lawyers will explain this very well later."
"A LOT OF DIRTY INFORMATION IS CIRCULATING"
When asked to evaluate the statement made by the Chief Prosecutor regarding the detention, Dilek İmamoğlu said, "You can only laugh at such a thing. Such a thing is certainly not possible. It cannot be, it cannot be like this. You can only laugh. A lot of dirty information is circulating. We all follow social media. For 20 days, three or five people have turned social media upside down. These are incredibly terrifying. It's a complete slander. Everything will come to light anyway," she said.
"EKREM IS ENTRUSTING HIMSELF TO HIS PEOPLE"
In response to the question, "Did he have a message while leaving? Does he have a message to share with the public?" Dilek İmamoğlu replied, "No, we have nothing that we hide from each other, nothing that we hide from people, nothing that we hide from our colleagues. We all know everything because we are transparent, we live transparently. Ekrem Bey, because he is so transparent and we live our lives openly, entrusts himself, we entrust ourselves, Ekrem entrusts himself to his people and to himself. He entrusts himself to the nation. The nation will one day hold him accountable for this, and everyone knows that. Because no one will remain silent in the face of such injustice and lawlessness."
"JUSTICE WILL COME AND PEOPLE WILL FEAR JUSTICE ITSELF"
Ekrem İmamoğlu's son, Mehmet Selim İmamoğlu, said, "Words are insufficient," regarding the events that took place; he stated, "I don't know, words are insufficient. I wake up to my phone ringing at the crack of dawn. I can't access the internet, I have no idea about anything on social media. I come here in my car, I park my car at the beginning of Fener Türbesi street. I run down. There are a lot of law enforcement officers. Now I say, did you come to take a terrorist? This man is fighting for his country, a family that is doing everything they can for their country, trying to be the best in other fields, and we are doing everything we can. You come like you are taking a terrorist at dawn, in the early morning, to take a person who you know might govern this country in the future from his home. Yesterday's diploma decision was an unlawful decision. What can I say, it's nothing but evil. The wheel will turn, and people will not fear Ekrem İmamoğlu. Justice will fear justice in the end. Justice will come, and people will fear justice itself."
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