27.04.2025 19:20
After visiting Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is detained at Marmara Prison in Silivri, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel made statements to the press, during which notable moments occurred between him and a young citizen. Responding to the young person's request to call for a gathering at Taksim Square on May 1st, Özel said, "The call to Taksim can be made by the unions; I am not a union."
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After the operation carried out yesterday against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who canceled his programs in Manisa and Izmir and came to Istanbul, visited Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is imprisoned in Marmara Prison in Silivri, today at 1:00 PM.
ÖZEL'S REQUEST FOR 'TAKSIM' ON 'MAY 1'
After the visit, Özel made statements to the press at the prison exit, where notable moments occurred at the point where he concluded his remarks. A young man who approached Özel, who was about to leave the area in his vehicle, requested a call to gather at Taksim Square on May 1st, Labor and Solidarity Day.
"THE WHOLE PUBLIC IS EXPECTING YOU TO CALL FOR TAKSIM"
The young man addressed Özel, saying, "Mr. President, the whole public is waiting for you to call for Taksim. The youth are waiting for you, the universities are waiting for you. Please take action while the public is so much behind you."
"I AM NOT A UNION"
Özel's response to the young man's request was, "Unions can make the call for Taksim; I am not a union."
UNIONS HAVE POINTED TO KADIKÖY FOR MAY 1
DİSK, KESK, TMMOB, and TTB announced that May 1 would be celebrated this year in Kadıköy Square in Istanbul. CHP leader Özgür Özel also stated regarding the issue, "Unless there is a last-minute change, I will be in Kadıköy with DİSK, KESK, TMMOB, and TTB. But as CHP, we will also participate in the TÜRK-İŞ rally. If the unions had said 'Taksim', we would have said 'Taksim' too. May 1, Labor and Solidarity Day, is Labor Day. It would not be right for a political party to take the role of labor unions. Therefore, we said 'Kadıköy'."
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