CHP's new rally address in Istanbul has been announced

Source: News Center

Rallies against the operations that resulted in the arrest of CHP presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu are continuing.

The address for this week's public meetings held by the CHP every Wednesday evening in a different district of Istanbul has been announced.

Held with the slogan “The nation is defending its will,” the first Istanbul address for the rallies was Şişli, followed by Beylikdüzü, Başakşehir, Beyazıt Square, Silivri, Pendik, Esenler, Gaziosmanpaşa, Avcılar, Sancaktepe, Bakırköy, Şile, Tuzla, Bayrampaşa, Üsküdar, Beyoğlu, Zeytinburnu, Kadıköy, Bahçelievler, Küçükçekmece, Şişli, and Sarıyer.

The rally will be held at Cumhuriyet Square in Arnavutköy on Wednesday, October 22 at 19:30.

CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik announced on his social media account, "We are fighting for our will and our future. Led by our Chairman Özgür Özel, we are gathering to say 'freedom' to our presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu and all our comrades."

We are fighting for our will and our future. Led by our Chairman Özgür Özel, we are gathering to say freedom to our presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu and all our companions.📍Arnavutköy Cumhuriyet Square

🗓️Wednesday, October 22 | 19.30 pic.twitter.com/kU3vARSrti

— Ozgur Celik (@ozgurcelikchp) October 21, 2025