11.02.2025 17:01
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş made a statement regarding the summit held with CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, conveying the message "We are one, we are together." Yavaş's announcement that he would not participate in the primary election to determine the presidential candidate was interpreted as "opening the way for İmamoğlu."
The Mayor of Ankara, Mansur Yavaş, made statements regarding the summit held with CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. In a statement he made on his social media account, Yavaş said, "The meeting we held together with our Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and our Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Sunday was reflected in the photographs."
"WE ARE ONE, WE ARE TOGETHER" MESSAGE
Mansur Yavaş emphasized, "We are one and together for our country to reach beautiful days, for retirees, minimum wage earners, students, and workers to achieve comfort, and for parliamentary democracy to be reestablished."
Here is Yavaş's post;
ÖZEL ALSO DESCRIBED THE MEETING
CHP leader Özgür Özel, who made evaluations during his party's TBMM Group Meeting today, stated, "In that meeting, we reached full consensus on the need for everyone to do their best for the party's success, to comply with party decisions, and to ensure that our nation is not disappointed. Secondly, we discussed the request and suggestion regarding the two names that have become a hope for Turkey not to wear each other down by entering the primary election race, and we reached a consensus on this matter. Mr. Mansur Yavaş informed us that he would not enter the primary election where the presidential candidate will be determined and stated the following sentence. He wanted this to be known: 'They are all our party members, of course, I respect the decision they will make, we all respect it.' And thirdly, we agreed that all these processes, including the primary election process, should be carried out with common sense together, and that we should come together more often from now on. Our goal is clear, we will stand tall against those who confront us with the rod of justice, against those who try to stir our insides."
ALL EYES TURNED TO MARCH 23
Özel also announced the primary election date, stating, "According to the decision we made, we will determine our presidential candidate with the primary election to be held on Sunday, March 23. May it be auspicious."