Invitation to Saraçhane from Özgür Çelik: 'We are heading out to defend the nation's house'
CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik issued a call to citizens in a social media post, stating, "We invite everyone who stands for democracy, justice, the rule of law, and the constitutional order to Saraçhane to defend the nation's house."
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Reactions continue following the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik invited citizens to Saraçhane via social media. In his post, Çelik stated the following:
'We know what their goal is! They want to seize the nation's house, Saraçhane, with lies, slanders, and smears. They want to determine their own opponents by taking Ekrem İmamoğlu hostage through character assassination. We are here, we are at Saraçhane! We invite everyone who stands for democracy, justice, the rule of law, and the constitutional order to Saraçhane to defend the nation's house.'
We know what their goal is!
— Özgür Çelik (@ozgurcelikchp) March 20, 2025
They want to seize the nation's house, Saraçhane, with lies, slanders, and smears. They want to determine their own opponents by taking Ekrem İmamoğlu hostage through character assassination!
We are here, we are at Saraçhane!
We invite everyone who stands for democracy, justice,… pic.twitter.com/iS5T8jUKZ6