19.03.2025 16:50
The provincial heads of the İYİ Party made a statement of support for Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been detained. The statement said, "We will carry our Chairman's warning to the government and call to our nation to every corner of our country. We will explain to our people, province by province, district by district, and street by street, the absurdity that occurred this morning in Istanbul at dawn, which is reminiscent of the coup periods."
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İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu called an extraordinary meeting of the 81 provincial chairpersons following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The meeting, held at a hotel in Ankara, was attended by provincial chairpersons and board members. After approximately one hour of discussions, the 81 provincial chairpersons made a joint statement.
"WE CONDEMN THE DETENTION PROCESS THAT HARMS DEMOCRACY AND SENSE OF JUSTICE"
The statement was made by Ankara Provincial Chairman Yener Yıldırım, who noted: "As provincial chairpersons who are wholeheartedly committed to the 150-year accumulation and tradition of Turkish democracy, who see the will of the nation above all other wills, and who shout the truth that law and democracy are as essential as air and water, we, as the 81 provincial chairpersons of the İYİ Party, condemn the detention process that harms democracy and the sense of justice of Mr. İmamoğlu, who was elected by the will of our nation, on this dark day of our political history. Today, as İYİ Party Provincial Chairpersons, we carefully listened to the vital and historic warnings made by our esteemed Chairman during our Group Meeting in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. As our esteemed Chairman expressed, the İYİ Party stands against every step taken and to be taken that contradicts our values, with a political understanding that is committed to the Republic, democracy, law, and the constitution and laws, which are a social contract.
"WE WILL EXPLAIN TO OUR NATION THE ABSURDITY THAT REMINDS OF COUP PERIODS"
As Provincial Chairpersons who engage in politics in every corner of Turkey, we are the closest witnesses to the troubles and concerns of our nation, and while the Turkish nation struggles with great difficulties, we are also the closest witnesses to the fact that those in power, who are responsible for solving problems, are pursuing personal interests. Today, at the İYİ Party Group meeting, we will carry the warning of our Chairman Mr. Müsavat Dervişoğlu to the government and his call to our nation to every corner of our country. We will explain the absurdity that reminds of coup periods, which occurred this morning at dawn in Istanbul, to our nation, province by province, district by district, and street by street.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS VIOLATED ITS OWN LEGITIMACY, EVEN TERMINATED IT"
The Republic of Turkey is a state of law. A government that violates the law and justice has also violated its own legitimacy, even terminated it. We will continue to stand against this chaos plan that targets the peace of Turkey and the Turkish nation, and we will be behind our Chairman in every step he takes for this cause, every second. As our esteemed Chairman expressed; 'The Republic is a competition. The Republic is the ability to choose. The Republic is freedom.' As the 81 Provincial Chairpersons of the İYİ Party, we declare to our nation that we will stand firm against this tyranny, just like our Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu. We will not remain silent. We will not be afraid. We will not bow down.
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