Uğur Dündar says 'President Erdoğan is setting up a new game,' points to İmamoğlu and Yavaş

Following the March 31 local elections, the highly anticipated meeting between AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan and CHP Chairman Özgür Özel took place.

While discussions about the meeting continue, journalist Uğur Dündar's statements have become a hot topic.

The meeting held yesterday between Erdoğan and Özel became the number one item on the agenda. While discussions continue regarding what was talked about at the meeting held at the AKP Headquarters, AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan said in his statement to journalists after Friday prayers today, "I want to start a softening process in Turkish politics. We will take this step."

THE İMAMOĞLU AND YAVAŞ DETAIL

Evaluating the developments, journalist Uğur Dündar stated in a program he attended that AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan is setting up a new game. Dündar conveyed that the goal is to neutralize Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, and to bring Özgür Özel to the forefront as the party leader.

Here are the highlights from Dündar's statement:

"Let's admit that the President is a master politician. He is very persuasive, especially in one-on-one conversations, and has high empathy. Now he is setting up a new game. The main goal in this game is to neutralize Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, and to take Özgür Özel as the interlocutor as party leader, bring him to the forefront, and if possible, sweep him off his feet.

If Mehmet Şimşek can put the economy on a certain track during this process, Mr. Erdoğan will have won the game. From the moment he thinks he has won this game, he will seek all ways to be re-elected President, and if necessary, bring Özgür Özel to the edge of a cliff (I say this politically) and push him off just like that."

News Source: 12punto