Adana defends the will of the people!

Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar, who was arrested during operations against CHP-run municipalities, has been arrested. Following Karalar's arrest, the CHP is holding a rally in Adana.

Minibus drivers from Adana announced that citizens attending the rally would not be charged. Participants held signs reading "Zeydan means Adana" and chanted slogans such as "Adana stands with the Karalar here."

"I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY 'SEYHAN'"

Seyhan Deputy Mayor Hasibe Akkan came to the stage and read the message of imprisoned Mayor Oya Tekin to the people of Adana.

Oya Tekin's message was as follows:

I'm Oya Tekin, and I became the mayor of Seyhan last year through our people's election. They brought me and my wife here based on the word of a slanderer. From the first day I took office, my sole goal has been a cleaner, happier Seyhan. I've cut expenses and ended processes I deemed flawed. Naturally, I've earned the enmity of vested interests and been threatened, but I've bowed to no one. I swear to you that I will continue to work day and night for your future and your children's future, always calling you Seyhan. I'm not with you physically right now, but my heart is with you.

"THEY ARE TRYING TO DEFEAT US IN THE COURTHOUSES"

Adana Provincial Chairman Anıl Tanburoğlu read Ekrem İmamoğlu and Zeydan Karalar's message. İmamoğlu said the following in his message:

Those who haven't valued Adana as it deserves for years are attempting to usurp its will. Zeydan Karalar is Adana itself. You can't smear Mayor Zeydan with lies. They're trying to defeat the CHP in court, despite failing to defeat it through brutal investigations. This government has a problem with the will of the people. They think they can destroy our 100-year-old republic. The ballot box will bring justice to this country. We will succeed. They think the nation's trust is their own power. The people of Adana are democratic to the core. They will not intimidate the people of Adana.

"SAD IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE"

Karalar said in his message:

"I know how much you love me. We know that this case isn't just directed at me. It's an intervention against our party and democracy. We make mistakes, but it's not about money. It's very sad in the name of justice to release one person and arrest the other in the same two cases. I know why I'm here. He will never lose his stance. I will continue the fight.