Türkiye - March 20, 2025 A large rally was held in front of the municipality building in Saraçhane for the detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Tens of thousands of people attended the protest with Turkish flags, and slogans such as "Erdoğan resign", "Ekrem is the president", and "The solution is not in the ballot box, it is in the streets" were frequently chanted. Ekrem İmamoğlu's family also attended the rally. The public held banners indicating their support for İmamoğlu. A giant poster of İmamoğlu was also hung in the municipality building. İmamoglu's wife said that the law and democracy were massacred with Ekrem İmamoğlu's detention. Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Özgür Özel stated that they will not abandon Ekrem İmamoğlu. SPEECHES: 01:15:00 - 01:40:22 Ekrem İmamoğlu's wife Dilek İmamoğlu: Those in custody today are the state of law, democracy, justice. Those in custody today are the hope of 86 million people for a more peaceful, happier, fairer and democratic Republic of Turkey. 02:11:23 - 03:04:27 CHP Chairman Özgür Özel: While President Ekrem is in custody, there is no sleep for us. While President Ekrem is in custody, there is no stopping for us. If President Ekrem is in Vatan (Istanbul Police Department), we are in Vatan, if he is in Çağlayan (Istanbul Courthouse), we are in Çağlayan, right next to him. His trust is Saraçhane (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality). Istanbulites entrusted Saraçhane to him (Ekrem İmamoğlu), and he to Saraçhane. We are here, we are all together, we are not leaving here to support President Ekrem, we are not abandoning this place, we are embracing the struggle and your will.