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Imamoglu: Public Frustration Will Overcome Political Repression

3/8/2026

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Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's jailed mayor, said political efforts to undermine Turkey's main opposition will not quell public frustration.
He wrote from prison that a change in power is inevitable and cannot be halted by the ruling party or judiciary.
The comments precede his corruption trial, which critics say aims to keep him from challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; 15 Republican People's Party (CHP) mayors are imprisoned.

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Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's jailed mayor, said political efforts to undermine Turkey's main opposition will not quell public frustration.
He wrote from prison that a change in power is inevitable and cannot be halted by the ruling party or judiciary.
The comments precede his corruption trial, which critics say aims to keep him from challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; 15 Republican People's Party (CHP) mayors are imprisoned.