Istanbul is a city hungry for democracy, a city that desires democracy
Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Ekrem ImamogluHe participated in the open exchange called “The Role of Cities: Shatters in Democracy” held as part of the Munich Security conference in Germany.
“I brought your greetings from Dimension Istanbul,” said İmamoğlu.I want to start with two facts. who understands; Istanbul is a European city. 16 million people, with over 1 million different ones, different from Europe. Europe starts from Istanbul. Transitions between these directions, civilizations have been a bridge. Second mark point; Istanbul is a city that is hungry for democracy and desires democracy.he said.
Cities,democracies will breatheImamoglu said:
- In the war of Istanbul, it is to make it very, very loud, sacrificing. I stand among you today, representing only the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the 16 million aspirations of Istanbul for democracy. As you know, the yearning for all Turkish-controlled democracy is seen as a possibility in the overwhelming future re-gaining of the elected after the cancellation of the Istanbul elections in 2019. We tried to raise it with him the other day, overflowing with pride in making him happy.
“DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY MAY BE CABLED BUT IT DID NOT DIE”
“In this sense, I am determined to be the mayor of Istanbul,” said İmamoğlu and said:
- Our aim; The fact that Istanbul is a city where happy people live and enjoy freedom. Since June 2019 in power, urban pluralistic, small, reusable arrangement for demo classrooms. We established city councils and increased their representation. My 3 assistant general secretary are women. We do this not only for the people of Istanbul, but also because Turkey’s eyes are on us. We do not take the struggle for democracy lightly. But we don’t get carried away by security either. Disability can be seen in Turkey; but he is not dead. Institutions may have looked at worn-out European charts and detailed norms. I would like to invite this for your system to Istanbul as soon as possible. The humiliated struggle of the hottest democracy struggles in all attacked Europe.