Messages of economy and unity from ABB Mayor Mansur Yavaş
ABB Mayor Mansur Yavaş addressed the hundreds of thousands gathered in Saraçhane. Yavaş spoke about the economic problems created by unlawful decisions. Addressing hundreds of thousands of citizens, Yavaş delivered messages of unity.
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Mansur Yavaş addressed the crowd in Saraçhane. Here are the highlights from Yavaş's speech:
While bans are being imposed on the protests of young people in many parts of Turkey, when a party in the east holds a demonstration and waves their flags—which I consider to be rags—the police were handing them cotton candy.
I want the police to hand out cotton candy to the young people here as well.
The ongoing investigation is unlawful in many respects; who is the secret witness making these accusations today, I wonder? Is it Mayor Ekrem's rival?
You will not appoint people whose names are involved in corruption as ambassadors... Did you summon the person who sold Ankara parcel by parcel to testify? If anyone is to be held accountable, it should be everyone who engages in corruption; you will not throw mud at people!
Investigations are confidential; despite this, there are many people on television—lawyers and others—explaining what will happen without having any information...
Mayor Ekrem is giving his statement, and before five minutes have passed, it is leaked to the country. Where is the confidential investigation... This is an attempted character assassination!
They tell the youth that they must think like us and live like us... Whereas we say that instead of giving them advice, we are people who need their intellect.
The country's opposition must come together and lift this dark curtain. We no longer have any excuses...
We have no struggle for seats; our only concern is to save the country from this government! For this reason, I will go on the 23rd and cast my vote in favor of Mayor Ekrem. Because this is not a time for petty squabbles; it is a time to stand together and oppose injustice and lawlessness...
I hope these days will pass, and we will address you from here together with Mayor Ekrem...
Every act of lawlessness has a cost; the bitter prescription deemed fit for the public has melted away overnight... Without the rule of law, there is no bread and no peace.
We are here so that our country may be more beautiful and the rule of law may prevail! The entire society and the whole opposition will join hands, and everything will be very beautiful in Turkey!
Whatever happens, it will happen thanks to you... We will follow the developments regarding Mayor Ekrem in Çağlayan and stand by his side, and our hope is to take him with us and come here arm in arm.
Goodbye until we meet in better days...