19.03.2025 15:11
After the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, his wife Dilek İmamoğlu shared a video message, stating, "Everyone knows very well the real reason behind the investigations against Ekrem İmamoğlu. The real reason is that Ekrem İmamoğlu has won the love of the people, and not just Turkey, but the whole world is aware of this. Today, Ekrem İmamoğlu has been detained because he has defeated his opponents at the ballot box four times."
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84 people, including the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Ekrem İmamoğlu, were detained as part of two separate investigations into terrorism and organized crimes targeting IMM. It was learned that during the moments when dozens of police searched İmamoğlu's house, he wrote a handwritten note in his notebook. In a message shared from İmamoğlu's X account, it was stated, "The people will give the necessary response to the lies, traps, and those who steal the people's will. I entrust myself first to God and then to our nation." After İmamoğlu's detention, his wife Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu shared a video message on her social media account.
"THEY ARE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THEIR RIVALS THROUGH LEGAL MEANS"
Dilek İmamoğlu stated in her remarks: "Unfortunately, we are experiencing very painful days for our country and our democracy. Those who are dragging our country into economic ruin do not hesitate to carry out the same destruction in the field of law and justice to protect their power. They are trying to eliminate their rival through legal means because they know they will lose at the ballot box."
"WE WOKE UP TO A RAID ON OUR HOME AFTER SUHOOR"
On March 18, 2025, my esteemed husband, the President of the Union of Turkish Municipalities and IMM, Ekrem İmamoğlu's university diploma was unlawfully revoked by a university board that did not have the authority to annul diplomas. The next morning, on March 19, we woke up to a raid on our home by law enforcement right after suhoor. My husband Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected by the votes of 16 million Istanbulites, was detained as part of the ongoing investigations.
"MY DAUGHTER BEREN WENT TO SCHOOL AFTER THE DETENTION PROCESS"
After witnessing these detention processes, my 13-year-old daughter Beren went to school. These dawn raids on elected mayors, who would go to give statements if invited, are entirely aimed at intimidating, scaring, and discrediting public servants.
"EVERYONE KNOWS THE REAL REASON BEHIND THE INVESTIGATIONS"
Everyone knows very well the real reason behind the investigations against Ekrem İmamoğlu. The real reason is that Ekrem İmamoğlu has won the love of the people, and not only Turkey but the whole world is aware of this. Today, Ekrem İmamoğlu has been detained because he has defeated his rivals at the ballot box four times. Those who do not want to lose in the next election have carried out this long-planned move by trampling on democracy. What has been done is an injustice to all, including the children studying in kindergarten, the workers who fill their stomachs in city restaurants, the people walking in urban forests, and the students staying in dormitories.
"NO ONE IS SAFE WHERE THERE IS NO JUSTICE"
Because no one is safe where there is no justice. Do not worry, be at ease, the nation sees very well that these interventions are actually directed at them. No one remains silent in the face of such great injustice and lawlessness; they should not remain silent.
"EKREM İMAMOĞLU BELONGS TO THE NATION"
I have no doubt that the nation will give the best response to these moves against its own will. I trust the insight of this nation. I wholeheartedly believe that justice will prevail. Ekrem İmamoğlu belongs to the nation.
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