14.02.2025 14:31
After returning from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan, President Erdoğan, while answering journalists' questions on the plane, stated regarding the request for a political ban on Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, "I don't care who gets what kind of political ban or not."
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan as part of his Asian tour. Upon returning to the country, Erdoğan answered journalists' questions on the plane.
WILL İMAMOĞLU FACE A POLITICAL BAN?
In response to a question regarding the request for a political ban on Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Erdoğan stated, "Who will face what kind of political ban is not my concern. This is a matter for the judiciary, and it is the judiciary that will follow up on these issues. If someone has committed a crime, the judiciary will evaluate it and impose the penalty. Moreover, Tayyip Erdoğan is a mayor who has already been sentenced to 10 months in prison and spent 4 months and 10 days in jail while he was a mayor. It is not correct for the esteemed Chairman to use this as an example to express the issue. It seems that someone will truly emerge from these matters as an apprentice. The CHP mayors are currently fighting among themselves. Neither I nor my friends have any issues regarding this matter. We are currently focused on our work," he said.
MINISTERIAL CABINET CHANGE
Regarding the long-discussed cabinet change, Erdoğan made evaluations, stating, "You want to learn from me how we will deploy a team on the field. No coach sends a team onto the field without understanding it. We are currently working on this. You saw Istanbul; there was such enthusiasm. Alongside this enthusiasm, we realized a certain structure there. We did not go onto the field with the same squad in Istanbul. We deployed a beautiful team with our new provincial chairman in both the main organization and the youth and women's branches. Now, on one hand, we are preparing for the congress we will hold on the 23rd. There, we will establish a dynamic structure composed of the main organization, women, and youth. With this dynamic structure, we will prepare a list, taking into account the demographic structure of all of Turkey, and hopefully present it to the political arena. As the AK Party, we have always seen our congresses as an opportunity for renewal and rejuvenation. Each of our congresses has been significant turning points for the AK Party and Turkey. Because we determined the cadres that govern our party and country through our Grand Congresses. We have always viewed these processes not as a race for positions but as a relay race among cadres burning with the passion for service. Our goal has always been to advance our party and strengthen our understanding of service," he expressed.