Imamoğlu's 'our side is clear' response to Kılıçdaroğlu! Statement from Murat Ongun: 'Purely coincidental'

Following former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's 'close the ranks' post, Mansur Yavaş issued a statement calling it 'a cause for all of us.' Murat Ongun provided an explanation for İmamoğlu's 'Our side is clear' statement, calling it 'purely coincidental.'

KILIÇDAROĞLU: CLOSE THE RANKS

The 7th Chairman of the CHP, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, will appear in court on November 22 in a case where he faces demands for imprisonment and a political ban. Posting about the case to be heard at the Ankara 57th Criminal Court of First Instance, Kılıçdaroğlu said, "Close the ranks..."

Safları sıklaştırın… pic.twitter.com/gsGuMzte73

— Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (@kilicdarogluk) November 18, 2024

YAVAŞ: IT IS A CAUSE FOR ALL OF US

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş, who is alleged to have frequently clashed with İmamoğlu recently regarding the presidential candidacy, supported Kılıçdaroğlu.

Stating that he would attend the court hearing, Yavaş said, "This case is not just Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu's case; it is a cause for all of us. We will stand by Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu until justice is served."

7. Genel Başkanımız Sayın Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu hakkında hapis ve siyasi yasak istemiyle açılan haksız, hukuksuz davanın 22 Kasım'daki duruşmasına ben de katılacağım. Bu dava, sadece Sn. Kılıçdaroğlu'nun davası değil, hepimizin davasıdır. Adalet tecelli edene kadar Sn. Kemal… https://t.co/IxMydFTwiW

— Mansur Yavaş (@mansuryavas06) November 18, 2024

İMAMOĞLU: OUR SIDE IS CLEAR

Thirty-three minutes after Kılıçdaroğlu's post, a post made from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's account with the note "Our side is clear" caused a stir.

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A post shared by Ekrem I·mamoglu (@ekremimamoglu)

MURAT ONGUN: PURELY COINCIDENTAL

Journalist Barış Yarkadaş, in a program he attended on TV 100, shared his conversation with Murat Ongun. Murat Ongun's assessments regarding the issue to Barış Yarkadaş were as follows:

"How could such a thing (that IMM Mayor İmamoğlu responded to Kılıçdaroğlu with a video) even cross people's minds? It has no connection whatsoever. The publication of the video is purely coincidental. Until now, we have never made any references from Ekrem İmamoğlu's account to either the former chairman Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu or any other party member; there isn't even a single example of this. Let them examine all of Ekrem İmamoğlu's tweets. It will be seen that the Mayor has never sent such a counter-message to any of his fellow travelers from his account. A case has been filed against the honorable chairman, and when that case was filed, we also tweeted our support for Kılıçdaroğlu. So, are the friends who say we tweeted against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu today suggesting that we look favorably upon this case filed by the government? Could there be such a claim with a logical problem?"

News Source: 12punto