20.03.2025 20:40
President Erdoğan spoke for the first time about the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges of corruption and terrorism. Erdoğan stated, "The opposition cannot respond to the accusations regarding the diploma and the corruption issue in the municipality. Because they know it is true."
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President Erdoğan spoke at the "Iftar Program with Former AK Party Members of Parliament" in Ankara. There was curiosity about what Erdoğan would say regarding the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu in the operation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB). The first evaluation from President Erdoğan on the matter has arrived.
ERDOĞAN'S FIRST COMMENT ON THE OPERATION AGAINST İBB
Erdoğan stated: Turkey is perhaps the most dynamic country in the world, waking up every day to new agendas that surpass one another. While some of these agendas contain issues that the country needs, others consist of artificially inflated topics. There is a saying that cannot be defended by mistake upon mistake. The opposition in our country, thinking that everyone is as blind as a bat, believes that defending its mistakes with bigger mistakes is a display of bravery, while it confuses politics with the act of saying the truth.
"THE OPPOSITION CAN NEVER RESPOND TO THE ALLEGATIONS RAISED BY THE JUDICIARY"
By doing so, they are unaware that they have brought themselves to a point where they cannot even look their closest ones in the face. They are in a state of imbalance, to the extent of attacking our police and threatening judges, prosecutors, and courts. The opposition, with its CHP, media, and other structures, never responds to the allegations raised by the judiciary regarding diploma or corruption and theft issues; they simply cannot.
"THEY KNOW BEST THAT IT IS TRUE"
They resort to deceiving the public by confining the issue to political slogans. If they said, 'this diploma is a document obtained in accordance with the rules through hard work,' it would be possible to discuss this with legal arguments. If they said, 'Brother, there is no theft, corruption, injustice, dark, complex relationships in the municipality,' it would be possible for me to discuss this in light of legal evidence. But they do not do this; they cannot. They know best that all of these and much more are true and real.
"WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WASTE ON THE OPPOSITION'S FARCES"
They are aware that most of this information and documents have been transferred to the judiciary by their own party. It is evident that many CHP officials shedding crocodile tears cannot contain their joy behind closed doors. The issues of the CHP are not about the country and the nation, but rather a matter for a handful of self-interested individuals in their headquarters. Personally, as a party and an alliance, we do not have time to waste on the opposition's farces.
We do not have time to waste by beating around the bush, nor do we have our dirty and dark money towers. The opposition, which is already excessively engaged in lies, deceit, and betrayal, is doing these things abundantly. As the AK Party, we are busy with the real agenda of the country. Our nation expects concrete steps, significant actions, and lasting works from us for their own future and that of their children. Every day and every moment of our 23 years has passed by bringing countless works and services to our country in this way.
Details are coming...
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