Archiv: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) / political party Turkey


12.05.2025 - 17:43 [ Council of Europe / Europarat ]

Congress delegation meets Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu in detention

(May 7, 2025)Congress President Marc Cools led the first international delegation to meet Mayor İmamoğlu following his arrest on 23 March 2025.

After their official visit to Türkiye on 5-6 May 2025, the delegation made the following statement:

“Following our substantial exchange of views with Mr. İmamoğlu we remain convinced that it is unacceptable, under the rule of law, to deprive Istanbul of its elected mayor by detaining him without trial or substantiated charges, and we reiterate our call for his immediate release. This situation constitutes a violation of Mr. İmamoğlu‘s fundamental human rights and seriously hampers the ability of local governance in the largest city of Türkiye to function effectively in serving the needs of its citizens.

29.03.2025 - 17:51 [ Firstpost / Youtube ]

Turkey Protests LIVE: Turkey‘s Opposition Holds Rally Protesting Arrest of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu

Turkey Protests LIVE: Turkey‘s Opposition Holds Rally Protesting Arrest of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) holds a rally against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

29.03.2025 - 17:48 [ New York Times ]

Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’

Supporters of the political opposition are finding ways to fight back after the government jailed the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

29.03.2025 - 17:46 [ MedyaNews.net ]

Tens of thousands gather in Istanbul in defence of democracy, solidarity with İmamoğlu

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled Istanbul’s Maltepe district on Saturday in the largest protest to date against the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The demonstration, organised by the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), marked the tenth consecutive day of mass resistance against what protestors describe as a “civil coup” led by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

In an emotionally charged speech, CHP leader Özgür Özel accused the government of staging a politically motivated crackdown to eliminate electoral opposition.

23.06.2019 - 19:30 [ Hurriyet ]

Opposition candidate İmamoğlu thanks teammates, voters in victory speech after preliminary results show lead

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) mayoral candidate for Istanbul, emerged as the victor of the June 23 local election rerun after unofficial results were released, thanking his teammates and all Istanbul residents.

“You have protected our tradition of democracy, dating back a hundred years. Thank you, fellow Istanbul residents,” İmamoğlu said in a press conference on June 23.

23.06.2019 - 19:27 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Wahl in Istanbul: Oppositionspolitiker Imamoglu siegt

Der Abstand zwischen den beiden Kandidaten betrug nach Auszählung von 97,4 Prozent der Stimmen mehr als 730.000 Stimmen. Wahlberechtigt waren rund 10,5 Millionen Menschen. Nach der ersten Wahl vom 31. März hatte Imamoglu nur einen Vorsprung von gut 20.000 Stimmen gehabt.