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Imamoglu condemns detention before Uskudar vote: 'Have you no fear of God left?'

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ekrem Imamoglu condemned the detention of CHP council member Amine Cansu Celik shortly before a deputy mayor election in Uskudar.
  • Imamoglu said Celik had been deprived of her freedom despite having a three-year-old child and accused authorities of undermining democracy and voters' will.
  • He also linked the events to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's reported desire to retain Uskudar.

Detained presidential candidate and elected Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu reacted angrily to the detention of CHP council member Amine Cansu Celik, days before the election for deputy mayor of Uskudar.

Did you jail Amine Cansu Celik because she showed the conscience, virtue, honesty and courage befitting a Turkish woman?

· Ekrem ImamogluImamoglu condemned the detention of the CHP council member.

In a statement posted on social media, Imamoglu asked whether Celik had been jailed for showing โ€œthe conscience, virtue, honesty and courage befitting a Turkish woman.โ€ He said her freedom had been taken โ€œfor one voteโ€ without consideration for her three-year-old child, and called the move persecution.

You took her freedom for one vote, without thinking about her three-year-old child.

· Ekrem ImamogluHe criticized the detention ahead of the Uskudar deputy mayor election.

Imamoglu accused those responsible of acting against the people's will, democracy, freedom and the country's future. He also referred to the detention of Sinem Dedetas, saying the authorities had burned away young girls' dreams of becoming mayors.

We understand that you have no shame before the people. Have you no fear of God left?

· Ekrem ImamogluImamoglu used religious and moral language to denounce the authorities.

He suggested the political struggle over Uskudar was linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wish to control the district, asking whether Uskudar was the ruling side's โ€œprivate property.โ€ Imamoglu ended by calling on Turkey's 87 million people to respond to what he described as a self-serving and reckless order.

Is Uskudar your private property?

· Ekrem ImamogluHe challenged the alleged effort to retain control of the district.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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