On the 23rd of March, after casting a ballot in support of Ekrem İmamoğlu at the symbolic primary elections of CHP (The People’s Republican Party), 22 year-old Umut Kulak joined other protesters at the city hall in Saraçhane, Istanbul. On the 24th of March, he was arrested at home on the grounds that he participated in an “illegal demonstration”. He was only exercising his democratic right to protest.
Letter from 22 year-old Umut Kulak
Silivri prison,
01. 04.2025
Hello friends, I’m great. We’re spending lovely time together with other Saraçhane Detainees. We feel stronger as you keep your spirits up. Keep up the fight and don’t stop talking about us until we’re out 🙂 Just don’t leave my family alone. Greetings to brother Şafak and all my friends at Sarıgazi. Detentions, arrests and oppression can’t stop us!
İSTASYON editions EN 