Listen to this articleOpposition to the rule of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “cannot be silenced”, says Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, the wife of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. But Dilek Kaya Imamoglu said they have taken strength from her husband’s message “to never lose hope”. Dilek Kaya Imamoglu said the family is allowed weekly visits to see him in Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, where several other leading opponents of Erdogan are also being held. “Frankly, this silence has disappointed us,” Dilek Kaya Imamoglu said. ‘We are not alone’“Today I share the patience and resilience of the spouses of Selahattin Demirtas and Osman Kavala,” Dilek Kaya Imamoglu told AFP in the written interview.

Source: Bangkok Post December 25, 2025 15:56 UTC