In 21 years, this government has changed the meanings and significance of the regime, elections, ballot boxes, and mayors.

And they created a "Darkening" that significantly hides what they do and what they cause:

All costs and expenses are hidden...

All relationships are state secrets...

All agreements, allocations, and tenders are private...

The President, who has sworn an oath of impartiality, openly propagates for his party during elections; he puts the full weight of the state into the elections...

The voter lists are determined by his bureaucracy, only to be approved by the election boards; it is very difficult, almost impossible, for voters to check fake voters...

During propaganda periods, there is neither equality, justice, nor transparency; while the opposition's legal opportunities are limited, the government easily engages in all kinds of disinformation; freely using lies and slander...

Vote counts, even in the most critical referendums that change the Constitution, are conducted contrary to the law...

During the announcement of results, cats enter transformers, and broadcasts are interrupted with long breaks.

The judiciary, which constitutes the election boards, is already under their command...

The President, who is the executive power, and his appointed Ministers do not even account for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey...

In the "Personal State", an extremely arbitrary, moreover Darkening, Ignorance-Promoting, Obscurantist policy dominates all state, government, and public relations.

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The general elections of 14-28 May 2023 were concluded by announcing the victory of the government, contrary to all measurements and expectations.

Now, with the self-confidence brought by this result, we face a government that will use its increasing pressure and manipulation opportunities in local elections.

On March 31, the scenarios of the general elections will be repeated.

But this time, the ballot box in each city will determine only the fate of that city...

For example, the results of the ballot boxes in earthquake zones will not affect Istanbul...

And the fate of Istanbul will be determined by the ballot boxes in Istanbul only, which are easier to control:

When the government's candidate, like in 2019, declares victory and attempts to leave, if the real results are against him like in 2019, he might have to concede to Ekrem İmamoğlu.

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The results of the Istanbul election will affect the whole country because it will be a choice between "Embezzlement" and "Service" due to the city's great opportunities:

Because the Istanbul Municipality has a lot of revenue, property, and control. The government does not use this income and opportunities for the people of Istanbul; it "embezzles" them for its oligarchy:

Public properties allocated to religious sects and foundations, tenders given to cronies, and special construction permits on valuable lands, are the "by-the-book" methods and ways of this embezzlement mechanism.

İmamoğlu, just by cutting off these "embezzlements" and spending these resources for the "service of Istanbulites", despite all the obstacles, limitations, and restrictions of the government, made miraculous investments and services.

ISTANBUL BELONGS TO THE ISTANBULITES, NOT TO AKP:

AND ISTANBULITES MUST TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR CITY!