Statement from Erkan Baş regarding Barış Atay's IMM candidacy

Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) Chairman Erkan Baş denied claims that Barış Atay is the Workers' Party of Turkey's candidate for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor. Baş stated that there is no such candidacy and no such plan.

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Statement from Erkan Baş regarding Barış Atay's IMM candidacy

Claims that Barış Atay is the Workers' Party of Turkey's candidate for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor had spread rapidly on social media. TİP Chairman Erkan Başmade a statement regarding the claims in question.

Journalist Candaş Tolga Işıkspoke with Erkan Baş regarding the claims circulating on social media.

"ALL THE REPORTS ARE FALSE"

Baş stated, "All the reports claiming that we will nominate dear Barış Atay as the IMM mayoral candidate are false. There is no such candidacy, nor do we have such a plan."

I just spoke with TİP Chairman Erkan Baş, and he said, "All the reports claiming that we will nominate dear Barış Atay as the IMM mayoral candidate are false. There is no such candidacy, nor do we have such a plan..." @erkbas @barisatay
— Candaş Tolga Işık (@ctisik) January 21, 2024