Call for Rize rally from Ekrem İmamoğlu and Özgür Özel
Imprisoned presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and CHP Chairman Özgür Özel have issued a call for the “The Nation Protects Its Will” rally to be held in Rize on Saturday.
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The next stop for the “The Nation Protects Its Will” rallies, which the CHP launched following the imprisonment of presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, is Rize.
The 108th of the rallies, which have been held every weekend since March 2025, will take place on Saturday at 13:30 at the July 15th Republic and Democracy Square.
POST FROM İMAMOĞLU
İmamoğlu, who is currently imprisoned in Silivri, addressed the people of Rize in a post on his social media account.
Including a dialogue he once had with a citizen from Rize, İmamoğlu stated, “Tomorrow, we are in our beautiful hometown of Rize. My dear Rize will be of one heart against this dark order, and I will be with them from behind the screen.”
CALL FROM ÖZEL
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel also shared a post on his social media account regarding the rally.
Özel’s post emphasized the economic crisis and the livelihood struggles faced by retirees. In the shared video, a retired citizen was seen complaining about economic conditions.
In the CHP Chairman’s post, the phrase “Against those who steal the bread of the retiree…” stood out.