Ekrem İmamoğlu reacts to 'broken bus' setup: 'These simple-minded friends...'

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu reacted harshly to the 'setup' involving a bus being made to look broken at the Millet Park, which belongs to the AKP-run Başakşehir Municipality.

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu answered journalists' questions following the contract signing and project launch ceremony for the “Eyüpsultan-Bayrampaşa Tram Line.”

"AN UNETHICAL SITUATION"

İmamoğlu reacted to the 'broken bus' setup, which was added to the manipulations carried out by the ruling party regarding Istanbul's transportation as the election period approached.

In his statement on the matter, İmamoğlu said, "I don't know if these simple-minded friends can be called an 'agency,' but whoever works with this agency, it doesn't interest me much. It is an unethical situation."

WHAT HAPPENED?

On the social media page named İBB Haber, footage was shared showing a private public bus, which was not actually broken, being made to look as if it were broken in a closed-to-traffic area after an agreement was reached with the driver.

The report stated that the vehicle's certificate was canceled and it was towed to the garage.