Y ou might be sad but do not lose your hope. We are here, do not ever give up!” said Ekrem Imamoglu. He is still in high spirits, even after his mandate as Istanbul’s newly appointed mayor was revoked last week by Turkey’s Supreme Election Board.

“Our path is a long one. Our excitement is at peak. We have our youth. We are the Turkish youth, thirsty for justice and fully committed to democracy. Nobody can stop this nation, its freedoms, its democracy.”