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Anti-riot police officers use pepper spray during clashes with demonstrators in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A police officer kicks a flare thrown by protesters during clashes in a rally against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
University students hold a Turkish flag with the image of Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025, as they protest the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People light flares as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A man attaches a large banner of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a tree in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, during a protest against the arrest of Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Anti riot police officers use pepper spray during clashes with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Anti riot police officers use pepper spray during clashes with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
FILE - Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses his supporters in front of the Istanbul courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans as they protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Ozgur Ozel, the leader of opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, right, waves to people gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
University students shout slogans as they march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People chant slogans as they protest outside Istanbul University following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans and hold posters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans and hold posters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans, one holding a banner featuring a photo of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, while protesting his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the headquarters of the opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP) to protest following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
Security have cordons off the area around City Hall following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
University students shout slogans as they march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A man wears a banner featuring a photo of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as he and others protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Police have cordons off the roads lead to the Vatan security Department, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is supposed to be taken, following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People chant slogans and hold posters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman protests, holding a poster of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in front of a police cordon blocking the roads leading to the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
University students shout slogans as they march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A man scuffles with anti riot police officers in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A woman gestures to anti riot police officers during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police officers clash with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police officers scuffle with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People attend a protest rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The board reads in Turkish: "Don't be afraid". (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People shout slogans during scuffles with the police in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police officers scuffle with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Protesters scuffle with anti-riot police outside City Hall while protesting the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People shout slogans in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, during a protest rally against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People attend a protest rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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Anti-riot police officers use pepper spray during clashes with demonstrators in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A police officer kicks a flare thrown by protesters during clashes in a rally against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
University students hold a Turkish flag with the image of Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025, as they protest the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People light flares as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A man attaches a large banner of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a tree in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, during a protest against the arrest of Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Anti riot police officers use pepper spray during clashes with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Anti riot police officers use pepper spray during clashes with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
FILE - Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses his supporters in front of the Istanbul courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans as they protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Ozgur Ozel, the leader of opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, right, waves to people gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
University students shout slogans as they march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People chant slogans as they protest outside Istanbul University following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans and hold posters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans and hold posters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People chant slogans, one holding a banner featuring a photo of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, while protesting his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the headquarters of the opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP) to protest following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
Security have cordons off the area around City Hall following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
University students shout slogans as they march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A man wears a banner featuring a photo of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as he and others protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Police have cordons off the roads lead to the Vatan security Department, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is supposed to be taken, following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People chant slogans and hold posters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as they protest outside the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A woman protests, holding a poster of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in front of a police cordon blocking the roads leading to the Vatan Security Department, where Imamoglu is expected to be taken following his arrest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
University students shout slogans as they march to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, at Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People gather outside the City Hall to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A man scuffles with anti riot police officers in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A woman gestures to anti riot police officers during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police officers clash with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police officers scuffle with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People attend a protest rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The board reads in Turkish: "Don't be afraid". (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People shout slogans during scuffles with the police in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police officers scuffle with people in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, as they protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Protesters scuffle with anti-riot police outside City Hall while protesting the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People shout slogans in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, during a protest rally against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
