- Title: Turkish opposition supporters worried about future after Istanbul mayor arrest
- Date: 28th March 2025
- Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 28, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF SUBWAY STATION IN LEVENT AREA TURKISH FLAG PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET / SIMIT CART VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON STREET NEWSPAPER HEADLINES IN TURKISH / TAKVIM NEWSPAPER READING: "Opposition to the homeland" / NEFES NEWSPAPER READING: "Take the kids out of prison, do not torment the mothers" / SOZCU NEWSPAPE
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- Keywords: ARREST ERDOGAN IMAMOGLU TURKEY
- Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Europe,Middle East,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001231928032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Turkish opposition supporters said on Friday (March 28) they were pessimistic about the future after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and dismissed from his post.
"There are many injustices, but I don't know what will happen. But I see it pessimistically," said Cemalettin Kahraman. "(Imamoglu's arrest is) a bit political, because I see Imamoglu as a really charismatic person and someone who has proven himself."
Imamoglu, a CHP member who leads President Tayyip Erdogan in some polls, was jailed on Sunday (March 23) pending trial for corruption, provoking the largest anti-government protests in a decade, which led in turn to mass arrests nationwide.
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