İmamoğlu to Erdoğan: Can a person be this oppressive?

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu dismissed concerns regarding the potential appointment of a government-appointed trustee to the municipality, emphasizing that the terms 'IMM' and 'trustee' cannot be mentioned together. CHP Chairman Özgür Özel stated that they are prepared for a potential trustee scenario.

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İmamoğlu to Erdoğan: Can a person be this oppressive?

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu responded to a question about whether a trustee would be appointed to the IMM by saying, "The 16 million residents of Istanbul have no such agenda. The IMM and a trustee cannot be mentioned in the same breath."

ÖZEL HAD SAID OUR PLAN IS READY

On the same subject, CHP leader Özgür Özel also stated in a television program that it is not possible for a trustee to be appointed to Istanbul, declaring, "We have a plan ready for a possible situation."

CAN A PERSON BE THIS OPPRESSIVE TO THE NATION TO PROTECT THEIR POSITION?

Criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the trustee practices, İmamoğlu remarked, "Can a person be this oppressive to the nation just to protect their position?" Furthermore, regarding the cancellation of an appointment by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek, he stated, "Call again and request it," emphasizing the importance of inter-institutional dialogue.

When asked about a potential presidential candidacy, İmamoğlu stated that their current priority is to stand against lawlessness and injustice, replying, "When the day comes, the nation will decide."