'There is no law': unrest in Istanbul after arrest of mayor Imamoglu

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"There is no justice, there is no law": Istanbul residents take to the street as the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is detained in connection with two investigations into graft and "supporting terror". The arrest comes just days before Imamoglu, considered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was to be named the opposition candidate for the 2028 presidential election.

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00:00We will win in the elections, we will win in the elections.

00:09The election day will come, the election day will come.

00:18I think all of this is a political decision.

00:23I am sure that a large part of the country thinks this is the case.

00:29There is no justice, no law.

00:35There is only a judiciary that makes its own decisions.

00:40There is no other explanation.

00:44Istanbul, Turkey

00:58The home of 16 million people in Istanbul has been demolished.

01:04Hundreds of police officers have been killed.

01:08We are facing difficulties, but I want you to know that I will not give up.

01:14I love you all very much, I entrust myself to my nation.

01:19I will continue to fight with the mind that I will stand upright.

01:39Regardless of the party, we must stand up for Ekrem İmamoğlu.

01:47Because this coup is a coup against the democracy of the Turkish nation.

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