Last minute... Is IMM next? Clear statement from Özgür Çelik on live broadcast: 'IMM cannot be collapsed, period!'

NEW Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik responded to the allegations of punishing the elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu over the 'Idiot case' and holding a new election in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Çelik, who participated in the live broadcast on Halk TV, started his speech with the sports agenda.

REFEREE SCANDAL

Regarding the referee scandal and the resignations in the TFF, he said, "We are faced with decay in all areas of life and in all institutions of the state. The fact that our success in sports is decreasing is related to the excessive intervention of politics into sports."

REACTION TO THE "TORPIL" STATEMENT

Çelik also reacted to Ankara 2nd Bar Association President Gökhan Ağdemir's statement that 70 bar association registered lawyers are judges and prosecutors:

"Here, we need to present two questions to the Turkish public. I wonder how many lawyers, judges and prosecutors were made from the Istanbul 2nd Bar Association? What cases do these judges and prosecutors handle? Who manages first the municipal operations and then the operations on the corporate identity of political parties? It is an issue at least as big as the funding scandal. Turkey should discuss this issue loudly. Authorized institutions need to make a statement as soon as possible."

Çelik said, "How can these words be taken out of context? They said, 'We will abolish interviews. People get KPSS scores, but someone becomes a teacher or a prosecutor because of their political connections. This is where Türkiye has come. Trust has fallen on the judiciary. Here is the reason!' He reacted by saying.

WHAT HAPPENED IN ATAŞEHİR?

After the arrest of Ataşehir Mayor Onursal Adıgüzel, Murat Güneş was elected Deputy Mayor. Güneş was also arrested during the operation against the municipality last week.

AKP won the election for the new deputy mayor. The municipality passed to AKP years later.

Çelik explained what happened during the process:

"A transfer offer came, Murat Güneş refused. A resignation threat came, Murat Güneş refused. A statement came to him and he says, 'I had a receivable from the municipality. They asked for a bribe of 250 thousand dollars, and I gave 50 thousand dollars.' He claims that he is due 2 million but he paid 12 million in bribe. For these reasons, Murat Güneş is forced to resign and join the AKP. 6 municipal council members were transferred. Güneş made a statement on October 1. He was detained on October 3."

Çelik said that what was done in Ataşehir was an operation, not an election, and added that Ekrem Köse had said that he would go to the elections. He said that the equality of 18 to 18 council members was broken and that is why they did not enter the election:

"The police, who were 10 times more than our number, said early in the morning, 'You cannot enter the district election board.' We went and pasted the certificates. Because we get the authority from the voters. The people of Ataşehir will not forget this, we will win once again."

AKP WILL TAKE EYÜP ELECTION TO JUDICIAL

He was elected as CHP's candidate in the election held in Eyüpsultan Municipality. However, AKP announced that it would object to the issue.

AKP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir said, "Good luck to Eyüpsultan. The judiciary will do what is necessary."

Çelik stated that Özdemir's statements were instructions to the judiciary.

IS IMM NEXT?

Çelik also responded to the allegations that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will pass to AKP. He said that he was in the Supreme Court except for the "Idiot case" filed against Ekrem İmamoğlu. Çelik said, "IMM cannot be collapsed, period."

Speaking about Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's transition to AKP, Çelik made a very critical statement: