Enthusiasm Reached Its Peak in Istanbul

İmamoğlu, who greeted the enthusiastic crowd from the election bus together with CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik, was accompanied by his wife Dr. Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu, her sons Selim and Semih and their daughter Beren İmamoğlu were also accompanied. İmamoğlu, who took off his jacket and rolled up his shirt sleeves upon the citizens' request, briefly said the following in his speech:

“16 MILLION ISTANBUL RESIDENTS WON; "HAPPY HAPPY DAY"

“My big family, I came here this evening with my esteemed Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik, and my beloved family, my wife and children. I also have a big family from Istanbul. I came to introduce you and embrace you. Hello Istanbul; He earned 16 million. 16 million Istanbulites won; Happy birthday. There are no losers in this election. There is no other where we are... May it be good for Istanbul and all our people. May it be good for our tiny children on the front lines of this city. May it be good for the diamond-like young people of this city, with whom we will run towards the country with hope. May it be good for the women of this city, the mothers of this city, the gentlemen and retirees of this city. I wish good luck to the 16 million people who add value to this city, the diversity of this city, all the people of this city, the beliefs of this city, the ancient culture of this city, the ancient languages ​​of this city, and every ancient feeling of this city. To the dear people of this city, to its diversity, to every individual and every belief of this city and nation; May it be good for Alevis, Jafaris, Shafis, all sects... The Kurds of this city, the Circassians of this city, and the people of every ethnic background of this city. To the beliefs of this city; May it be good for Christians, Jews, Armenians and Assyrians.”

“THE NATION'S MONEY IS NOW THE NATION'S”

“We are in the holy month of Ramadan. In our belief, in our past, from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic, there is no discrimination between people. This city is entrusted to us by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. With this election, we pushed aside many of the evils that have put this city under pressure since 2019. We pushed waste aside. We pushed aside the waste of this city's money. The city's budget has been a blessing, a blessing. A new culture started in this city. The nation's money is now the nation's. This city is also entrusted to us by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. We started this success together, with that strong democracy journey that started 5 years ago. "Together, we represented the understanding of goodness, beauty and unity with people."

SPECIAL THANKS TO ÖZGÜR ÖZEL AND ÖZGÜR ÇELİK

“I would like to thank my Chairman, Mr. Özgür Özel, who added value to this success and helped us achieve a strong success in Istanbul by designing this journey together in the most powerful way. In his presence, I would like to thank all the senior management and representatives of the party, members of parliament, the Central Executive Board, and members of the Party Assembly. I would like to thank our Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik, who coordinated our strong party organization with a magnificent organization in Istanbul, to ensure that not even a single vote of ours is lost today. In the presence of my dear President, I would like to thank our party's managers, district presidents and candidates. I would also like to thank the tens of thousands of volunteers of Istanbul. And in addition to the veteran and devoted Istanbul Volunteers, there is also a strong Istanbul alliance that has worked hard and is at the forefront of this success. The Istanbul alliance is the people's alliance in this election, which the society has internalized, and I would like to thank the 16 million Istanbulites who established this alliance at the ballot box and shared it here. “I express my gratitude from the bottom of my heart.”

“THE CANAL IS DONE, ISTANBUL WILL LIVE”

“Istanbul gave the historical message it gave this evening to government officials, just as it gave it to us. His instructions are as follows: My brother will respect those who serve Istanbul, and the elected will respect those who are elected. Is it true? The elected cannot oppress, impose, or establish tutelage over the elected. Is it true? What did you say? There is no canal, there is Istanbul. The canal is finished, Istanbul will live. And he said that it is not about ignoring elected officials, but about working with them. He said there was consultation with them. There is no uncontrolled power of control; He said that there is a brave and fair struggle. There is no blocking solutions by changing the structure of municipal institutions such as UKOME. He said that there is joint work and a common table for every problem of Istanbulites. Istanbul said this evening, 'Mr. President, sign the Sefaköy-Beylikdüzü metro line, which you have withheld a signature for 18 months. Istanbul should get that service immediately. "Don't hinder, mind your business," he said. Is not it?

He said, 'Sign for the facilities to be built to protect the health, greenery and sea of ​​this city and do not let them wait.' What more can Istanbulites say? You have given every message, we will see whether they will receive it or not. “I hope they get it.”