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When Asked About Mansur Yavaş's Presidential Candidacy, Özel Replied: "If İMamoğlu Cannot Become a candidate..."

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Özgür Özel, the leader of the NEW Party, answered questions regarding whether Mansur Bey is still a potential presidential candidate and Yavaş's decision not to join the NEW Party.

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Özgür Özel, the leader of the NEW Party, answered questions regarding whether Mansur Bey is still a potential presidential candidate and Yavaş's decision not to join the NEW Party.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Speaking about Mansur Yavaş's potential presidential candidacy, Özel said, "They will do everything to prevent Ekrem [Yalova] from becoming a candidate. In this situation, Mansur Yavaş's candidacy is a very important option. As long as he considers running for president, it is important both for us and in terms of determining the next presidential candidate."

·Türkiye
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Responding to a question, Özgür Özel said that Mansur Yavaş is a potential presidential candidate, adding, "Technically and legally, İmamoğlu is a presidential candidate as long as he is eligible to run."

NEW Party leader Özgür Özel, in an interview with journalist Murat Sabuncu for T24, commented on Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş's meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on September 9th and his potential presidential candidacy. When asked whether he viewed the timing of Yavaş's meeting with Erdoğan – which took place on the same day Yavaş did not attend the CHP's founding anniversary events – as a political maneuver by …

Özgür Özel, the leader of the NEW Party, stated that Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş is still a potential presidential candidate, saying, "They will do everything to prevent Ekrem [Yalova] from becoming a candidate. In this situation, Mansur Yavaş's candidacy is a very important option. We are not declaring anyone as anyone's backup."

Pointing out that the ruling party could do anything to prevent Ekrem İmamoğlu's candidacy, Özgür Özel, the leader of the New Party, said that the candidacy of Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş is an important option. Özel said, “They will do everything to prevent Ekrem İmamoğlu from becoming a candidate. In this situation, Mansur Yavaş's candidacy is a very important option. However, let me say something sensitive here. From the first day …

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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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