New call from Özel hours before the rally! 'We will make our voice heard to the whole world'
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel has invited citizens to the “The Nation Protects Its Will” rally to be held in İzmir in support of the arrested Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Messages of democracy and unity will be delivered at the rally taking place at Gündoğdu Square on May 19.
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Following the detention and arrest of CHP's presidential candidate, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a rally will be held tomorrow in İzmir under the slogan “The Nation Protects Its Will” as part of the “democracy rallies” planned to be organized in a different city every week at the call of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel.
Hours before the rally, Özgür Özel made a call to citizens from his X account.
On May 19, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, we will proclaim our unity, our togetherness, and our brotherhood!
— Özgür Özel (@eczozgurozel) May 18, 2025
We will make the voice of this nation heard to the whole world from Gündoğdu Square!
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Özel stated, "On May 19, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, we will proclaim our unity, our togetherness, and our brotherhood! We will make the voice of this nation heard to the whole world from Gündoğdu Square!"
The rally will be held tomorrow (Monday, May 19) at 18:00 at Gündoğdu Square.