Kartalkaya Grand Otel’deki yangında iki oğlunu, kızını, gelinini ve dört torununu kaybeden Yüksel Gültekin:
“Enerjimizin biteceği sanılıyor.
Elimizi Turizm Bakanı’nın yakasından ne bu dünyada ne öbür dünyada bırakırız.
Turizm Bakanı yatında, Yunan adalarında fink atacak, biz buna tahammül göstereceğiz, öyle mi?“
Elon Musk doing fascist Erdogan's bidding has banned / censored popular opposition candidate @ekrem_imamoglu's account inside of Turkey.
Freedom of speech for some, suppression for everyone else.
Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities sent a clear and urgent message. Their high-level delegation became the first international body to meet me in Silivri, standing in the very place this government uses to contain dissent. They also visited the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, where our team continues to serve the people with integrity.
Council of Europe’s visit to Silivri and their call for my immediate release carry weight. They signal that the fight for democracy in Türkiye is not and will not be forgotten nor ignored.
I am grateful to Congress President Marc Cools, Secretary General Mathieu Mori, rapporteurs Bryony Rudkin and Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, and all members of the delegation. Their meetings with Acting Mayor Nuri Aslan and with District Mayors of Üsküdar and Büyükçekmece underscored an essential message: this struggle is as local as it is universal in defending democratic rights and freedoms.
Their visit aligned with a powerful moment in Strasbourg. The European Parliament has also adopted its Türkiye Report by a wide margin, condemning the deepening collapse of democratic standards. My arrest was recognized for what it truly is, a politically motivated act aimed at preventing democratic competition. With that vote, the European Parliament made it clear that Türkiye’s EU path cannot advance under current conditions.
We, the Turkish people from all backgrounds, will reverse this democratic backsliding and no matter how many voices are silenced, the call for justice will continue to rise.
We are calling on the world from Turkey: The President revoked his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu’s diploma and imprisoned him. Elon Musk’s X platform then shut down İmamoğlu’s account. X is collaborating with anti-democratic regimes. Help spread the word—tomorrow it could be you.
Niyet ettim; yasalardan kaynaklanan hakkımı kullanarak özgürlük, demokrasi, ulusal birlik, güçlü Türkiye ve güçlü ekonomi, enflasyonsuz ülke için bir günlük boykota.
I have decided not to play in Istanbul this October.
I was so looking forward to playing for you, but unfortunately, this is not the right time.
I dream of playing for you as soon as possible.
I stand by you. In Peace and Love❤️
Dear @museband@robbiewilliams@anebrun
I’ve respected your works for years and know how much you mean to many.
But neither I, nor anyone, will attend your Istanbul concerts because the organizer is on the boycott list of the pro-democracy movement, fyi.
Solidarity matters.
@museband@ibbfestivalpark The concert organizer supports the government that does this to young people!
Young people coming to the concert are in prison!
Don't come in vain!
If you come, your Turkish fans will hate you!