Monday’s paper
March 31, 2025
The faces of Istanbul
Who said that democracy has fallen out of favour? Who said that people now aspire to authoritarianism? Who said such nonsense, once again disproved in Istanbul by the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who, on Saturday, demanded the release of their mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was thrown in prison because he could beat Recep Erdoğan in the next presidential election?
Who said that democracy has fallen out of favour? Who said that people now aspire to authoritarianism? Who said such nonsense, once again disproved in Istanbul by the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who, on Saturday, demanded the release of their mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was thrown in prison because he could beat Recep Erdoğan in the next presidential election?
