CHP held its 77th rally in Kağıthane: Özel announced the average results of polls conducted throughout the year

In the morning hours, after visitingEkrem İmamoğlu, who has been imprisoned for 276 days, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel arrived at the rally area and madeimportant statements.

Starting with Nazım Hikmet Ran's poem "Close the ranks, children," the CHP Chairman addressed the citizensaddressed them as follows:

"I was in Silivri today. Here, I brought greetings fromİnan Güney to those who shouted 'İnan G üney is our pride.' This squarehas chosenitsside."to those whodefend their choices and their willtofill the squares; I bring you greetings from those you elected, from your mayors, from our MetropolitanMayor, and from our presidential candidate.I bringgreetings from our Metropolitan Mayor and our presidential candidate.

Istanbul'sBeautiful people; retirees, laborers, minimum wage earners... We called, and you came. Today, we called Kağıthane, the laborers, and the minimum wage earners to this square. Greetings to those who filled this square at the end of December, in the middle of winter, in the middle of the frost. Welcome, welcome, welcome!"

"On March 19, when they revoked the credentials of the mayor you elected overnight, and arrived at his home at 6 in the morning with thousands of police officers to take him to the Vatan Police Headquarters, we all together began a resistance, a struggle, a fightwe started. That day we said, "Whatever is going to happen, it will happen today." They said, "It won't happen, three people won't come together in Saraçhane." They surrounded the historic peninsula. They blocked the roads, stopped the subways, and blocked the bridges, and tied up the ferries. On the evening of March 19, despite all the obstacles, we came to Saraçhane and there, we took hold of Istanbul's history, the bad course of eventsdespiteGreetings to the hundreds of thousands who stood up against the coup and said 'Stop' to the seizure of the national will, greetings to them!Özgür Özel continued his speech as follows: Since that day, we have been on the streets, we have been in the squares.We said that Sarachane is the target of the coup; we will not surrender it to a trustee, and we will not leave here.

Seven dayshave passed.We are still here.We are still standing.We resisted for seven days and seven nights in Saraçhane. Then, we handed over the electedSarachane, crossed the bridge, and became millions in Maltepe. Since that day, every Wednesday evening in Istanbul, at the same hour, on this buson a square, and every weekend in another city in Anatolia, we are in another square.They said, "It won't happen." They said, "Summer has arrived," they said, "Students have left, it's hot, people have rushed to their hometowns," they said. "The squares won't fill up," they said. You filled them in 45-degree heat."

Emphasizing once again that the politics of strongholds has come to an end, Özgür Özel stated,"Kağıthane can only be the stronghold of the nation!" adding, "Here we are in Kağıthane this evening for the 77th time, on the streets, in the squares. Those who said 'there won't be a rally' are right; we are not holding a rally, we are in action, we are in action!"

"THERE ARE THOSE IN THIS SQUARE WHO RESIST YOU"

Addressing AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Özgür Özel said,"Oh Erdoğan! Come out of the palace andlook, this square, this squaresee! Those who are in this square but not in youseesee!" he said and continuedas follows:

"There is courage in this square, there is justice in this square,there is morality in this square there is superiority, there is psychological superiority in this square, in this square there is theenergy of the majority! There is the solidarity of the righteous, the solidarity of the victims! There are those in this square who resist you, the oppressor!"

ÖZGÜR ÖZEL REITERATESCALL FOR 'HEARINGS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE' CALLFOR

The demand for the IMM case hearings, which will begin on March 9, 2026, to be broadcast on TRT callReiterating his call from Kağıthane, CHP Leader Özgür Özel said to Erdoğan, "If you trustyour prosecutor, if youcan stand behind your prosecutor, if you can defend that miserable indictment thencome out" –15 secret witnseven secret witnesses who have been left over from the past, everyday one of them runs to the courthouse saying they will withdraw.They say: 'You were supposed to keep my name secret, but you couldn't,' he said, addressing them and speaking as follows:as follows:follows:

"I did not hear these things myself, yousaid them. I sawitnot all of it,but I told you what I heard from you. I signed my name to it, but I realize now that I have violated people's rights. There are still people in prison, I am ashamed, I want to withdraw.'– Now I am calling out to Erdoğan: Either fully withdraw from this disgrace, disperse the gang of pro-government trolls,bring our friends back,truly startindependent judiciarytrials without detentionif you are behind it, if you trust yourself and your prosecutor,let all hearingsbe broadcast live! I challenge you, I challenge you!"

"I am addressing the people of Kağıthane who voted for the AK Party and the MHP but still have a conscience: If we were in the wrong, if wewere toldthe lies that wereIf we had truly committed those crimes, would we say, 'Let this indictment be read live, let the hearing be held live, let questions be asked, and let answers be given'? Look, they also misled Mr. Bahçeli in the past.He alsothoughtthatasolid indictment,trulythere are actual crimescommitted. He said'Live broadcast is the right decision'.At that time, Erdoğan also said'It is appropriate'. Now the indictment has beenissued, an empty piece ofthey fell apart like a gang, like a bag of tissues.Now we say let there be a live broadcast, they vote against it. If you cannot stand behind the indictment, then release our friends. Believe me, let themreturn to their duties, Mayor Ekremreturn to hispost,let themreturn, let our 16 mayorsreturn to theirreturn totheir duties.May Adana be reunited with Zeydan;may Ceyhan and Seyhan be reunited with their mayors. In Antalya, Muhittin Böcek is struggling withillness; may he regain his health. May the municipalities be governed by those the people have chosen.Let thetrial proceed without detention."

"Erdoğan was tried without arrest for years. Not a single day did the police go to his home, not a single day was he taken to the Vatan Security Directorate, not a single day was he taken by the arm to have a photograph taken, not a single day was he tried while detained in prison. To those who inflict the oppression that was not inflicted upon him upon our friends, I say openIam saying it now: Enoughis enough, enough is enough! Do not fear your opponent, if you have the courage comeand face us!"

"MINIMUM WAGEADVANCE PTHEY CONDEMNEDTHEM TO POVERTY"

Ministerof Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan'sminimum wage figure of 28,075 TLannounced forthe year 2026 Reacting to the wage, CHP ChairmanÖzgür Özel reminded everyone of the hungerthreshold.

Stating that as the CHP, they advocate for a minimum wage of at least 39,000 TL,Özgür Özel said, "As the Republican People's Party, firstly, the lowest"thelowest pensionto be equal to the minimumwage, and second, for the minimum wage to at leastreach, if not a standard of living worthy of human dignity, then the hungerlinemoving away from the hunger threshold and, ifnothing else,advocating for two minimum wages to get a little closer to the povertyline, we argue that the minimum wage should be at least 39 thousand liras; and for this,we propose 10 thousand 400 liras insocial security premium support for small businesses and textile manufacturers.we advocated for it to be done, meaning that while the employer pays 39,the burden should be lightened by 10 thousand liras," he said.

Reminding that their proposals were not accepted,the CHP Chairman said, "We submitted this constructive proposal to the parliament. They did not hear us,they did not listen. They set the employer support at 1200 liras. Unfortunately, they announced the minimum wage as 28 thousand liras and condemned minimum wage earners to misery, and condemned minimum wage earners to hunger,and poverty," he said.

"THIS GOVERNMENT CANNOT BECHANGED BY SITTINGAT HOME"

Making a historic call to unionized and non-unionized workers and retirees from Kağıthane City Square, where citizens gathered,CHP ChairmanÖzgür Özel said, "This government will not listen to words by sitting at home, rights cannot be obtained by sitting at home,and one cannot get rid of them by sitting at home. I invite you all to mI invite you to the struggle, I invite you to the squares, I invite you to resist!" he said.

ÖZEL'S KYK SCHOLARSHIP CALLTO

Regarding Erdoğan's statement, "Before we came, university students' KYK scholarshipswas just 45 liras. We increased it to 3,000 liras" referring to the KYK scholarships,CHP Chairman Özgür Özel said, "You should fear those who presentlies as if they were the truth. You must go and check immediately. I looked; the late Ecevit, Mr. Bahçeli, and the late Mesut Yılmaz, together with the triple coalition, were the last to...saying 'they deposited a 45 lira scholarship for the student,' hespoke asfollows:

"If you look at it, this is correct. But how many quarter goldcoins would that45 liras buy?" I checked the price of a quarter goldcoin: 30 liras. In November and October of 2002 a quarter goldcoin was 30 liras, astudent scholarship was 45 liras. Todaya quarter goldcoin is 10,000 - 10,500 liras. If it were 1.5 quarter goldcoins, the scholarship would be 15,000 liras, but todaystudent scholarship is 3,000 liras.""Now, in one place, 1.5

quarter gold who buys it for 45 liras and calls it 'just 45 liras',a scholarship that doesn't even buy one-third of a quarter gold boasting about it, an incorrigible, shamelessmentality is in charge. They are completely disconnected from the reality of the people.We are facing a struggle. Now, scholarship prices and scholarship fees will be determined. It appears that they willincrease the 3,000 lira to 4,000 lira andpass it. I am reminding you once again from here:3,000 lira is100 lira per day.The cheapest lentil soup in Istanbul isis more expensive than 100 liras. The soup that municipalitiesgive away for freein the morningyou cannotdrink in this shop for 150 liras."

ÖZGÖZ EL'S POLLANALYSISIST

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, emphasizing that the ballot box is indispensable for this nation, stated, "No one should dare to interfere with the ballot box." He announced the average result of the polls conducted in 2025.explained. Özel stated that before the undecided votersare distributed, the AKP's vote sharewas 29 percent, while the CHP's was 33 percent.He noted that.

When the undecided voters are distributed, he announced that these rateswere 33 percent for the AKP and 38 percent for the CHP.He declared.

İMAMOĞLU ADDRESSED CITIZENS FROM SİLİVRİ

The letter from İmamoğlu, who has been held at the Marmara Prison in Silivri since March and faces up to 23 centuries in prison, was read to the citizens by CHP İstanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik.In his letter read by Çelik, İmamoğlu said the following:

İmamoğlu, in the letter read byÇelik, stated the following:said:

“Dear Kağıthane residents, my dear fellow citizens, distinguished ladies, esteemed gentlemen, the youth who are the guarantee of our future,my dearchildren; welcome.Freedom istheWelcome to the square of law, justice, and struggle.Thank you for filling this square even in this cold weather and for supporting the struggle for democracy and justicewith all your might.Be well,exist.I am proud of you.

I love you very much, I miss you very much. The year 2025We are approaching the end of the year. Our collective wish is for 2026 to be morebeautiful, morebright, andpass peacefully... That is our hope and our desire. But those who have been governing thiscountry for 23 years have neither the intention nor the strength to take steps for the benefit of the citizens.There is such a great quagmire of injustice and incompetence. Such a great quagmire of injustice and incompetenceso buriedthat; let alonethe country, they have no way left to save themselves.They have no way left to win an electionthrough performance, projects, or service.”

“WTHEY SPEND ALL THEIR ENERGYON ELIMINATING THEIR RIVALSBYORGANIZING DIRTY OPERATIONS AND CONSPIRACIES”

“Therefore, they haveabandonedtheir work, they haveThey spend all their energyon organizing dirty operationsand conspiracies to eliminate their rivals.They are not on the streets or in the squares. They are notin the markets or bazaars. They are hiding from the people and runningawayfrom the national will. They arethey will not be able to! Over 25 million citizens have signed the campaignconducted with the demand for 'immediate elections'. I would like toheartilythankeach and every one of them. Over 25 million of our citizenssaid, 'I want to see my candidate by my side and the ballot box in front of me'.

Those who ignore this voice will also be ignored by the nation at the ballotignores it.Turkey needsa free and fair election to be held as soon as possible.With the nation as the arbiter and guided by the national will,we cansolveall of our problems.

Because this noble nation knows very well who will workfor this country. It knows very well who will bring abundance and prosperity, justice and freedom.That is why we have increased our votes in every election in Istanbul. Even in the past 6 years, we have accomplished many times more than what they did in 25 years,andthe most and you, theesteemed residents of Istanbul, know this well.”

“YOU KNOW BEST THAT WE GIVE THE NATION'S MONEY DIRECTLY TO THE NATION”

“You know best that we govern without polarization, without saying ‘us or them,’ but with fairness, merit, and justice, and that we give the nation's money directly to the nation. We treated every neighborhood and every street of this city as our own, and we valued every individual in Istanbul separately. Just as we have done on every street and in every alley of Istanbul, we have made life easier and morebeautifulin Kağıthane as well.beautifulWe carried out projects that improve the city and add value to it.

Yıldız-Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey Metro Line, by opening the section between 'Yıldız-Mahmutbey',we made transportation to Kağıthane easier. The construction of the T5 Tram line, which connects the Haliç from one end to the other,was, when we arrived, due to collapse and slippage problems.We rebuilt the line almost from scratch and opened it to service.Weopened the first part of the first stage of the Cendere Valley of Life to service.Weopened it. Welaunched our 'Yuvamız İstanbul' (Our Home Istanbul) nursery, which prepares our children for the future and for life. We brought sports centers, underground parking, a marketplace, and an Employment Office to Kağıthane. To our families, we...to an unprecedented extent and in the fairest manner, we provided financial support. We provided scholarship opportunities to our students and our youth. We provided the Kağıthane drinking water line, we are renewing with a very large investment.”

“THE DAY WILL COME, THE TIDE WILL TURN”

“While implementing all these projects, we did not reach out for the rights orthe livelihood of the children of this homeland, and we did not let anyill-gotten gains pass through our throats. And the people of Istanbul know those who serve themsaw, appreciated, and re-elected us by large margins. History will repeat itself. When the ballotbox is placedbefore them, our citizens will entrust the administration of the country to us. Our nation will change the one-man regime that condemns them to scarcityand poverty, and that has ruined the peace and prosperityof the country,from top to bottom.

Performanceoutput, the peopleoutput, a fair and merit-based government will come topower. Those who act according to the mind of one person will leave, and the nation's common sense and common outrepresentatives of their interests will come. Those who close their ears to the voice of the nation, those who ignore thedemands of the nation, those who turn theirbacks on the troubles of thenation will go; those whose eyes and earsare on the nation, those who strive with all their might to servethe nation will come. The nation does not want to be crushed byinflation, unemployment, and poverty, but to live in prosperity,in abundance.will choose thepath. They will choosethe right, not injustice, but justice andfreedom. It is almosttime. Theday will come, the tide will turn; Turkey will be a place where happy and peaceful peoplelive, looking to the future withconfidence, a strong and fair country. Everyone thing everything will be very beautiful. Ekrem İmamoğlu. Silivri Prison.”