The attitude of Mansur Yavaş made a strong impression during the surprise meeting.

The Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Ekrem İmamoğlu and the Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) Mansur Yavaş met in Ankara. After the meeting, the mayors left the building together. Mansur Yavaş accompanied İmamoğlu to the car.

YAVAŞ'S UNHAPPY STATE CAUGHT ATTENTION

Yavaş's unhappy demeanor and facial expression while walking to İmamoğlu's car were widely discussed. Ekrem İmamoğlu responded notably to a journalist's words about a "surprise meeting." Reminding that they are in constant communication with Yavaş, İmamoğlu said, "It's not a surprise; we always meet and share our troubles. They pile up so much that we share our troubles from time to time."

İMAMOĞLU'S MESSAGE OF UNITY

After his meeting with Yavaş, Ekrem İmamoğlu shared a message of 'unity' on his social media account, stating: "As two mayors and two companions who share the same principles, we have always been in cooperation and solidarity. We are mayors who have ended waste in our cities. We are on the side of togetherness, not polarization. We do not consider the attacks against us as coincidences; we do not evaluate them individually. We see these attacks as an attempt to obstruct the will of the nation that will manifest in the next general elections. We stand united with our party and our people against all attacks. I would like to thank the Historical Cities Union and our Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mr. Mansur Yavaş for hosting us today."

YAVAŞ: WE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEMS

After the meeting, Mansur Yavaş stated in a post on his social media account, "We hosted the President of the Union of Turkish Municipalities, our Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu, in our municipality. We discussed the problems facing municipalities, especially the perception operations being attempted against CHP municipalities in recent days."

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

In a post on his social media account, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced that he would attend the hearing of the case against him, which seeks imprisonment and a political ban, on November 22, with a note saying "Tighten the ranks" along with a video. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu had used expressions that seemed to refer to Kılıçdaroğlu in his post. İmamoğlu added the note "Our side is clear" to his video post.

SUPPORT FROM MANSUR YAVAŞ TO KILIÇDAROĞLU

Yavaş also expressed support for Kılıçdaroğlu. Stating that he would attend the court hearing, Yavaş said, "This case is not just Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu's case; it is our case. We will stand by Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu until justice is served." The opposing posts of Yavaş and İmamoğlu were interpreted as a sign of tension between the two figures.