Ha ha ha Putin may sacrifice Erdoğan.
Russians have contacted with İmamoğlu.
So Erdoğan has to beg someone else.
Imamoglu spoke to Kommersant: We have enough patience to wait for this government to go
12:51 18.10.2021

© Photo : Twitter/Ekrem İmamoğlu
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Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said, "We have enough patience to wait for this government to go," while evaluating the events that took place during the evacuation of the Turkish Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) from the Büyükada Pier.
Marianna Belenka from Kommersant talked to Ekrem İmamoğlu, who she says is among the possible candidates for the elections in 2023, and asked how it is to be the opposition president in the country's largest city, her political ambitions and her perspective on the future of Russian-Turkish relations.
In response to the question of 'how far such conflicts with the power can go', İmamoğlu said through the example of TÜGVA, "This happens periodically. We are not particularly in search of conflict. Some representatives of the central government provoke them. While they think it will be beneficial for them, we always We stand on the side of the law and protect our interests to the end. We always say that these people are temporary. They are in power today, but they will not be there tomorrow. I want to remind you of the saying of the current President, "Whoever loses Istanbul, loses Turkey". They are losing power and "They understand that they have little time left. We have enough patience to wait for this government to go within democratic procedures."
'We cannot talk about our personal ambitions in the current situation'
In response to the question about his presidential candidacy, İmamoğlu said that they cannot talk about their personal preferences and ambitions in the current situation in Turkey.
Imamoglu said, "Do you remember how I became a candidate for mayor of Istanbul? They offered me and I accepted. I think the opposition alliance will work on this issue and highlight the best candidate."
'If the government changes, new opportunities may arise in Russian-Turkish relations'
Another question posed to the IMM President is "Russia and Turkey relations are thought to be largely dependent on the personal sympathies of President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What would be the cooperation perspective between Ankara and Moscow in case of a change in power in Turkey?" it happened.
Stating that the relations between Turkey and Russia cannot be limited only to the leaders of these countries, İmamoğlu said, "Our relations go back more than 500 years. Currently, if there are good personal relations between the president and the president of the two countries, this is beneficial. However, we do not lose anything from the change of presidents, even new opportunities may arise. In any case, we are neighbors and both countries are important actors in this region. Therefore, we have good relations and good relations, and these relations can only be better if there are good personal relations between the head of state and the president of the two countries. But if personal relations are not good, this however, it does not constitute an obstacle to bilateral relations".
'I would be pleased to visit Russia as IMM President'
Explaining that he had visited Moscow twice and Sochi once, as a business person, İmamoğlu stated that he would be pleased to visit Russia as the Mayor of Istanbul to exchange experiences and develop cooperation.
Noting that the development of relations at the level of local governments will only be beneficial, İmamoğlu said that they will soon organize a local governments summit of the Balkan countries in Istanbul, and that they can hold a similar event for the Black Sea cooperation region.
'It takes courage to do politics in Turkey'
Explaining the process of transition to big politics, İmamoğlu emphasized that it is not easy to do politics in Turkey and it takes courage.
Noting that he has enough courage and that it is still difficult to transition from business to politics, İmamoğlu said that the IMM presidential candidacy was offered to him by CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and he gladly accepted it.
When asked what kind of pressures he faced as an opposition mayor and whether there were any points of reconciliation with the government, İmamoğlu said, "Of course, there are compromises like disagreements. We accept some projects offered by the government when we see that it is beneficial for the residents of Istanbul. We are always in favor of reconciliation, but the other side prefers confrontation on many issues. preferred,” he said.
'We cannot accept the Kanal Istanbul project'
Noting that Kanal Istanbul is a project that they cannot accept, İmamoğlu was asked whether they could stop this project, which was announced to have started, and said, "The central government just pretends that the project has started, but that is not the case. What they announced as the groundbreaking ceremony is only the construction of a ring road in the area where the canal is planned to be built. In fact, this project does not even have a technical basis, the project is not ready," he replied.
