Erdogan congratulated Imamoglu on his election as mayor of Istanbul

“I wish the results of the election of the mayor of Istanbul will bring good. The popular will manifested itself again today. Congratulations to Ekrem Imamoglu, who, according to preliminary data, won the election, ”wrote the Turkish president.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı yenileme seçimi sonuçlarının İstanbul'umuz için hayırlara vesile olmasını diliyorum. Milli irade bugün bir kez daha tecelli etmiştir. Gayrı resmi sonuçlara göre seçimi kazanan Ekrem İmamoğlu'nu tebrik ediyorum.

Earlier, the candidate from the ruling Justice and Development Party of Turkey, the former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, also congratulated his rival Imamoglu on his victory in the elections.

In May, the Turkish CEC canceled the results of the election of the mayor of Istanbul and called repeated elections.