İmamoğlu references 'chilling similarity' regarding his case: 'It hits the wall of the nation'
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu drew attention to the judicial process experienced by Brazilian President Lula, which was brought up by his lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan in his defense.
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İmamoğlu stated, "He clearly revealed the incredible similarity between the judicial coup experienced by Brazil's current president, Lula, and the process that I and my colleagues are going through today.
This chilling similarity shows that such interventions hit the wall of the nation, and the nation gives the necessary response at the ballot box."
Ekrem İmamoğlu used the following expressions in the message shared by his Presidential Candidacy Office:
"My lawyer, Mehmet Pehlivan, spoke at the hearing last week about a chain of events that took place in another part of the world.
An operation that turned out to be a conspiracy, carried out entirely with political motives…
He clearly revealed the incredible similarity between the judicial coup experienced by Brazil's current president, Lula, and the process that I and my colleagues are going through today.
This chilling similarity shows that such interventions hit the wall of the nation, and the nation gives the necessary response at the ballot box.
Furthermore, the tragicomic part of the matter is that the handful of people who are putting us through this are applying this absurdity exactly, and they did not even shy away from plagiarism in this regard…"
My lawyer, Mehmet Pehlivan, spoke at the hearing last week about a chain of events that took place in another part of the world.
— Presidential Candidacy Office (@CAOIletisim1) April 27, 2026
An operation that turned out to be a conspiracy, carried out entirely with political motives…
Brazil's current president, Lula's… pic.twitter.com/bbP2tsFi3t