Erdoğan had 'set the headline': İmamoğlu's 'Istanbul Again' response

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu attended the promotional meeting for the Zafer Toprak Library and the Center for Republican History Research. 

Answering journalists' questions after the meeting, IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu responded to the words of AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan, who said at his party's group meeting today, "Don't forget, I am setting a headline today: Istanbul again."

"THEY SHOULD KEEP WATCHING US"

In his response, İmamoğlu stated, "He is 5 years behind. That 'Istanbul again'; the headline of Istanbul's renewal, strengthening, improvement, and beautification was set on March 31, 2019. That journey continues; they should keep watching us." 

WHAT HAPPENED?

Speaking at his party's group meeting today regarding the local elections to be held on March 31, 2024, Erdoğan gave the message of "Istanbul Again" to his party members.

Erdoğan's statement was as follows:

"The opposition we have is neither fit for a village nor a town. Their horizon only goes that far. We will not fall into complacency by looking at them. We will carry out our preparations for the March 31 elections. We will not forget that our opponents are not those in front of us, but those who control them. Young people, I am setting a headline today: Istanbul Again. Our program is running. As the People's Alliance, we will continue on our path in the strongest way possible. Our negotiations with the MHP are progressing on the basis of mutual understanding. I believe that the People's Alliance will emerge from the March 31 elections with its head held high."