23.03.2025 15:02
After the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, CHP leader Özgür Özel made a statement to the press and expressed his anger towards party members. While Özel was speaking, CHP members began chanting "Pro-government media out" and attempted to approach the journalists. Özel tried to calm the crowd by saying, "I am here, be quiet..." At the end of his speech, he apologized to the journalists.
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The voting process for the primary election, in which the CHP will determine its presidential candidate and where Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the sole candidate, started at 08:00. CHP Chairman Özgür Özel cast his vote in Saraçhane, Istanbul. After İmamoğlu's arrest, Özel, while voting, was very angry at the party members' slogans of "Pro-government media out."
TENSION ERUPTED
While Özel was about to make a statement in front of the cameras, CHP members first shouted slogans of "pro-government media out" against the press, and then some CHP members attempted to approach the press members aggressively.
"I AM HERE, BE QUIET"
Özel, who immediately intervened in the slogans and tension by climbing on a chair, sternly addressed the party members, saying, "What are you doing? I am here, be quiet..." and tried to calm the crowd. At the end of his speech, Özgür Özel apologized to the journalists.
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