2025–2026 Turkish protests
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Widespread protests began throughout Turkey on 19 March 2025 following the detention and arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and more than 100 other opposition members and protesters by Turkish au
Protestors in Saraçhane, Istanbul, 21 March 2025
Protests by university students in front of Beyazıt Square in Istanbul
A protester on police barricades holding a Turkish flag
Anti-Turkish government protests in Northern Cyprus on 21 March 2025
Ekrem İmamoğlu
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Ekrem İmamoğlu is a Turkish politician who has served as the 32nd Mayor of Istanbul since 2019. In 2025, he was suspended from office by decree of the Ministry of Interior and subsequently held at Mar
Ekrem İmamoğlu and his spouse Dilek during his June 2019 Istanbul mayoral election campaign in Silivri
Ekrem İmamoğlu giving a speech in 2019
Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II with a young dignitary, Gentile Bellini
30 August public holiday celebrations at Yenikapı with Ekrem İmamoğlu