Celebrities continue to react to the detention of İmamoğlu! Didem Soydan shares from in front of Saraçhane

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 99 others on charges of "managing a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "extortion," "bribery," "qualified fraud," "unlawful acquisition of personal data," and "rigging a tender."

Additionally, a separate investigation has been opened against İmamoğlu and six others on charges of "aiding a terrorist organization." As of now, 87 people, including İmamoğlu, are in custody.

PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AT SARAÇHANE

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel reacted to the investigations and detentions during the day, calling on all Istanbul residents to gather in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building in Saraçhane at 20:30.

A large crowd responded to the call. Among those gathered were CHP executives, CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik, mayors, and members of parliament.

SUPPORT MESSAGE FROM DİDEM SOYDAN

Famous model Didem Soydan, who attended the protest, shared a photo taken within the crowd at Saraçhane on her Instagram account with the note "Do not be afraid."

Later, using the phrases "We were there for our country, for justice! Do not be afraid," Soydan sent the message, "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk taught us that sovereignty belongs unconditionally to us. I stand against injustice."

DİLEK İMAMOĞLU: "IF WE ACCEPT THIS, DEMOCRACY DIES"

Ekrem İmamoğlu's wife, Dilek İmamoğlu, was the first to speak at the protest rally. In her speech, she said:

"Today, it is not just Ekrem İmamoğlu who has been detained. What was detained this morning is the will of 16 million Istanbul residents. What is in custody today is the rule of law, democracy, and justice. I promise you, we will never give up, we will continue on our path. Our foreheads are clear, our heads are held high! We do not accept all these crimes, lawlessness, and injustices. If we accept them, democracy dies."

Didem Soydan's post

Another name who shared a post on her social media account was Birce Akalay.

Kalben shared what Ekrem İmamoğlu wrote after his diploma was cancelled.

Nesrin Cavadzade's post

Serkay Tütüncü's post

Artist Volkan Konak criticized the detention of İmamoğlu in a statement he made on social media.

In his post, Konak used the following expressions:

"Those who counted two and a half million unstamped, and therefore invalid, votes as valid in the 2017 constitutional referendum, those who swallowed this, and most importantly, those who were in the opposition and remained silent in the face of this lawlessness; what we are experiencing today is your work.

You all wrote the decree for these days of judgment we are in today.

Even if I were left all alone in the world, even if I died with the ease of a butterfly, even if I were not hanged but thrown into a dungeon, I have never believed in your law, your justice, your honesty, or your love. And as long as I live, I will not believe.

Therefore, those of you who talk about law today like a cuckoo bird, who are you trying to fool?"