There is a message from the person whom İmamoğlu will entrust Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality if he becomes a presidential candidate: I am ready.

While the opposition's calls for early elections continue, the discussion about who will be the presidential candidate in a possible election has already begun. It has been rumored for a long time in the backstage that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu will be a presidential candidate in 2028 and that he will propose Sinem Dedetaş, the Mayor of Üsküdar, for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality candidacy. While these rumors continue, a surprising statement came from Dedetaş, who is being watched closely.

"I AM READY TO GOVERN ISTANBUL"

At the "Istanbul House" event organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Paris, where the 2024 Summer Olympic Games were held, Üsküdar Mayor Dedetaş, in an interview with Habertürk columnist Oray Eğin, answered "Are you ready to govern Istanbul?" question with "Yes".