CHP MP Çağlayan's statement: The metro is operating, they want to spread the perception that the area is closed.

CHP Ankara Deputy Umut Akdoğan and CHP Istanbul Deputy Ali Gökçek announced that they spent the night on the party bus that the police were trying to remove from the Istanbul Courthouse before the party called for a rally in support of CHP presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu as part of the "espionage" investigation.

Akdoğan shared the following on social media: "06:52. The day is beginning to dawn. We spent the night on the CHP bus. We kept watch in front of the courthouse. This was necessary today in the struggle for democracy. Duty accomplished." He said the following in the video he published:

Good morning everyone from in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse. We were in our bus all night and didn't allow it to be towed. They said, "You can't let the bus in front of the courthouse," but we did. The CHP bus is right in front of the Istanbul Courthouse. Negotiations continued all night long. You might have agreed to let us in, or you might not, but we didn't move our bus an inch. At 10:00, President Ekrem's statement will be taken at the courthouse. At 11:00, our Chairman will be on the bus. We believe everything will be great.

"THE METRO IS WORKING, THE SQUARE IS SUITABLE"

In his appeal to citizens, Akdoğan said, "Our bus is in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse. The metro is running, the square is suitable. They want to spread the perception that you can't come, you can't go, the area is closed."

Our bus is in front of Çağlayan Courthouse. The metro is running, the square is suitable. They want to spread the perception that you can't come, you can't go, the area is closed. ⏰ We'll be in ÇAĞLAYAN at 11:00.

Istanbulites, come to ÇAĞLAYAN… @aligokcek pic.twitter.com/cnNMck26Gh

— Umut Akdoğan (@AKDOGANumut) October 26, 2025

CHP Istanbul Deputy Ali Gökçek made a statement this morning, saying, "We've been in front of the Istanbul Courthouse since last night. Those who banned Ekrem İmamoğlu's image, voice, and video didn't want to see the CHP bus today either. Because they lie to the people, and we tell the truth. With our Chairman's participation, we will continue to tell the truth to our people today at 11:00 a.m."

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WHAT HAPPENED?

An “espionage investigation” was launched against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, election campaign director Necati Özkan, and TELE 1 Editor-in-Chief Merdan Yanardağ .

While Merdan Yanardağ's detention period was extended yesterday, the first action taken by former Yeni Şafak columnist İbrahim Paşalı, who was appointed as trustee of TELE 1 by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) the day before, was to halt the broadcasts.

Kayyum Paşalı deleted the videos published on TELE 1's YouTube account to date, and subsequently the YouTube channel was closed.