Timed call from Ekrem İmamoğlu: He pointed to 6:00 PM! 'Take your flag and come'
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu called on young people to join the marches and celebrations to be held in Istanbul and İzmir as part of the May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, stating, "Today is a day of struggle for freedom and justice."
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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu issued a call to young people for the May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. In a statement made via social media, he invited young people to the major marches and celebrations to be held in both Istanbul and İzmir.
Young people, today is a day of struggle for freedom and justice.
— Presidential Candidate Office (@CBAdayOfisi) May 19, 2025
I invite you, today at 6:00 PM with Turkish flags in your hands,
In Istanbul, to the May 19 Mustafa Kemal March from Dolmabahçe to Beşiktaş and the celebration at Beşiktaş Square,
In İzmir, to the great gathering at Gündoğdu Square at 6:00 PM… pic.twitter.com/UoxEy00lu7
In his call, İmamoğlu used the words, "Young people, today is a day of struggle for freedom and justice," emphasizing that the youth should embrace their holiday in a manner befitting the spirit of May 19.