The first reaction from İmamoğlu to the detention of Ahmet Özer.

The Mayor of Esenyurt, Ahmet Özer, was taken into custody at his home early in the morning on charges of being a member of the "PKK/KCK armed terrorist organization." A search was conducted at Özer's home and the municipality building. It was learned that Ahmet Özer had met with terrorist organization leader Remzi Kartal 14 times.

"MR. ÖZER, A VALUABLE SCIENTIST"

In relation to this development, which has shaken the political agenda, a notable evaluation came from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. İmamoğlu stated that Özer is a scientist, saying, "Our Mayor of Esenyurt, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer, was taken into custody this morning. We are closely monitoring the process. Mr. Özer, who has served in the state and held high-level positions from deanship to vice-rectorship in universities, is a valuable scientist and local administrator. Turkey must stop being a country where early morning raids are conducted against politicians and scientists," he expressed.

Here is İmamoğlu's post;

ÖZEL: I AM CLOSELY MONITORING THE PROCESS

CHP leader Özgür Özel also commented on the detention of Ahmet Özer, stating, "Our Mayor of Esenyurt, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer, was taken into custody during the operation carried out early this morning. I am closely monitoring the process. A scientist, opinion leader, and politician who has held high-level positions in the public sector and academia for years, received a clean record from the relevant authorities just 6 months ago when he was a candidate, and was elected with great support from the voters of Esenyurt, is being treated unfairly, and the allegations are baseless. What has happened is not independent of the events of the last few weeks," he said.