Behind the scenes: Notable Selçuk Bayraktar detail: AKP has 3 candidates in Istanbul

Journalist Sevilay Yılman shared information regarding the candidates to be determined for Istanbul and Ankara and the polls being conducted. 

Yılman stated that Erdoğan has the names Selçuk Bayraktar, Murat Kurum, and Fahrettin Koca in mind for Istanbul. 

"BALANCES MAY SHIFT"

Yılman used the following expressions in her article: 

"When I wrote about 25 days ago that Selçuk Bayraktar's name was coming out ahead in public opinion polls, some mocked it as a false rumor. I suppose it is a twist of fate... These days, the name Selçuk Bayraktar does not leave the lips of some of those who mocked it. Let me give one more piece of behind-the-scenes information. Currently, Erdoğan has 3 names in mind for Istanbul. One is indeed Selçuk Bayraktar. The other two are Murat Kurum and Fahrettin Koca... However, I must add; in the race against Ekrem İmamoğlu, Selçuk Bayraktar is not 8 points behind, but on the contrary, he appears to be the only name leading by 3-4 points. Murat Kurum and Fahrettin Koca, when compared to İmamoğlu, achieve neck-and-neck results... But let me draw attention to this; these results are from polls conducted according to today's conditions. When the real marathon begins, the balances may shift, and consequently, so may the results..."

"MANSUR YAVAŞ IS EVEN LEADING BY A WIDE MARGIN AGAINST TURGUT ALTINOK"

"Meanwhile, in Ankara, Mansur Yavaş is leading the race by a wide margin. He is even beating Keçiören Mayor Turgut Altınok, who says that the people of Ankara want to see him as a candidate and that he will win the election, by a large margin. In recent days, a very surprising name has started to be mentioned for Ankara. The President's Chief of Staff, Hasan Doğan. Erdoğan is seriously testing public opinion regarding Hasan Doğan, who is from Ankara."