Ekrem İmamoğlu takes a jab at President Erdoğan over Kanal Istanbul
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu attended a public meeting held in Küçükçekmece. He was accompanied by CHP's Küçükçekmece mayoral candidate Kemal Çebi. In his speech, İmamoğlu addressed AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan regarding Kanal Istanbul, saying, "Forget about that project, brother."
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Continuing to make references to his AKP rival Murat Kurum at the rallies he attends, İmamoğlu this time addressed Erdoğan over Kanal Istanbul. Here are the highlights from İmamoğlu's remarks:
"My dear friends, there is love in our squares. We have come together from every faith and ethnic background, and we continue to do so.
A while ago, there was someone threatening you with your votes, saying they would provide services based on the vote. I told you not to bow to these threats because they are afraid of you. They threaten because they are afraid. Look, their words changed immediately; they fell into line. A public official, from top to bottom, is obliged to stand in line with the nation; you will not act like a master over the nation. The era of acting like a master over the nation ended on October 29, 1923. Let's see how long they can hold out; old habits die hard.
They are devaluing the money in the nation's pockets and impoverishing the people. If you act outside of reason and science, and if you do not entrust the work to competent people, the economy collapses.
They wake up in the morning and it's Ekrem İmamoğlu, all day it's Ekrem İmamoğlu, and in the evening it's Ekrem İmamoğlu... They cannot get out of this situation with just 2 bonuses for retirees.
Beautiful people of Küçükçekmece... As for the one who cannot distinguish between Büyükçekmece and Küçükçekmece... Anyway, let's not get into that subject.
The power of the nation has both defeated the arrogance displayed over the vote and will force them to pay increased bonuses to millions of people they described as a burden, even if they don't want to. As long as the nation knows its own power.
"FORGET ABOUT THAT PROJECT, BROTHER"
The President's signature is needed for projects. The file is ready, but he hasn't signed it for a year. You will see, that signature will be signed within 2 weeks after March 31. Can the leader of a country block service to the nation? If I were to say today, let's build Kanal Istanbul, he would sign everything in one day without hesitation. But forget about that project, brother. This nation will not say yes to such an environmentally destructive rent-seeking project."