US Edition'We Hold Onto One Another and Keep Fighting,' Says Wife of Jailed Istanbul Mayor
Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu leads public advocacy amid her husband's 2,430-year prison threat, highlighting resilience and widespread domestic solidarity for justice and democracy.
- On March 9 the first court hearing is set, Dilek Kaya Imamoglu said Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since her husband’s jailing.
- Prosecutors filed a massive 4,000‑page indictment accusing him of leading a sprawling network, while police who raided his home preceded charges that could bring 2,430 years in prison.
- Stepping into the spotlight, Dilek Kaya Imamoglu has attended rallies and meetings with families of jailed officials, saying it's "an extremely difficult time for our children and for me" and visiting Silivri prison weekly with messages of solidarity.
- She warned that the constitution is not being applied and attempts are being made to normalise lawlessness, decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and Turkey's Constitutional Court are being ignored, and press freedom and judicial independence are under pressure, families and supporters say.
- Dilek Kaya Imamoglu expressed solidarity with families of Selahattin Demirtas and Osman Kavala, criticised Western governments' silence as `Frankly, this silence has disappointed us`, and invoked support of 86 million citizens.
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'We hold onto one another and keep fighting,' says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor
Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.
Wife of jailed Istanbul mayor vows to ‘keep fighting’
ISTANBUL - Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.
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'We hold onto one another and keep fighting,' says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor
Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.
The Family Solidarity Network (ADA) held its 18th meeting in Saraçhane Park. At the 18th meeting, Dr. Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu, wife of the elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been detained in Silivri for 279 days, and a civil society volunteer, read a press statement raising her voice against the injustices, stating, “People’s private lives are being revealed page by page. There is no trial; instead, a rumor mill…
Following the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and CHP's presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, his wife Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu stated that democracy in Turkey had suffered a severe blow and described the process they were going through.
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