Video message from İmamoğlu ahead of YKS

Imprisoned Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and Presidential Candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has released a message for students who will take the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS).

In an AI-supported video shared on the "Presidential Candidate Office" social media account ahead of the YKS, which will be held on June 20-21, 2026, İmamoğlu conveyed his wishes for success to the young people who will participate in the exam.

Dear young people,

You have many years ahead of you, you have your youth. And we have a lot of work to do together; a country that will be lifted up from where it has fallen and will compete with the world in every field awaits you.

I wish you all endless success and a very bright future. pic.twitter.com/RkbXseWZpL

— Cumhurbaşkanlığı Aday Ofisi (@CAOIletisim1) June 19, 2026

MESSAGE OF SUCCESS TO YOUNG PEOPLE

Addressing young people in the video, İmamoğlu said:

"Dear young people, I hope that all of you will be rewarded for your efforts in the YKS, which you will take tomorrow at the end of a long marathon.

Although it may seem today that the paths to a better life through education are blocked, I assure you that this order will change in a short time.

For this reason, keep your hope and prepare for the future in the best way possible. You have many years ahead of you, you have your youth, and we have a lot of work to do together."

"A COUNTRY THAT WILL BE LIFTED UP FROM WHERE IT HAS FALLEN AWAITS YOU"

Continuing his message with assessments regarding Turkey's future, İmamoğlu stated the following:

"A country that will be lifted up from where it has fallen and will compete with the world in every field awaits you.

I wish you all endless success and a very bright future."