İmamoğlu's candidacy is confirmed! He shared a post on his social media account
The CHP Group, with the participation of Chairman Özgür Özel, determined Ekrem İmamoğlu as its presidential candidate in a closed session. Following the decision, İmamoğlu published a thank-you message on social media.
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The CHP Group met in a closed session today with the participation of Chairman Özgür Özel. The group unanimously decided to nominate Ekrem İmamoğlu as its presidential candidate.
Following the officialization of his presidential candidacy, Ekrem İmamoğlu made a statement on his social media account.
My presidential candidacy has been made official by unanimous vote in our Party Assembly and our TBMM Group.
— Ekrem İmamoğlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) March 27, 2025
I would like to express my gratitude to my Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel, who supported this process with great dedication, to the authorized bodies of my party, to our parliamentary group, to our party members who participated in the primary, and to 15.5 million…
In his statement, İmamoğlu included the following remarks:
My presidential candidacy has been made official by unanimous vote in our Party Assembly and our TBMM Group.
I would like to express my gratitude to my Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel, who supported this process with great dedication, to the authorized bodies of my party, to our parliamentary group, to our party members who participated in the primary, and to our 15.5 million citizens.
From now on, we will be on a long, difficult journey full of obstacles. At the end of this journey, there is democracy, there is law, there is justice, there is prosperity. Most importantly, there is a bright Turkey.