Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu made his first statement after the 28 May elections on his social media account.
"Dear children, do not be sad. Dear young people, don't be discouraged. Ladies, never be nervous. Gentlemen, keep walking with your head held high. We are a nation that can achieve much and great things in a short time. We will succeed again. A similar disappointment occurred 5 years ago. But after only 9 months we had tremendous results in local elections. We did the right things and we all got results together, we succeeded together. Don't worry, everything starts again," İmamoğlu said.
"REMEMBER, THE ONLY THING THAT DOESN'T CHANGE IS CHANGE"
"WE SUCCESS AGAIN: I am aware that there are tens of millions of people who are very disappointed today. Dear children, do not be sad. Dear young people, don't be discouraged. Ladies, never be nervous. Gentlemen, keep walking with your head held high. We are a nation that can achieve much and great things in a short time. We will succeed again. A similar disappointment occurred 5 years ago. But after only 9 months we had tremendous results in local elections. We did the right things and we got results together and we succeeded together. Don't worry, everything starts again. Remember, the only constant is change," İmamoğlu added.