Necati Özkan
Journey of a Hero
Ekrem İmamoğlu: How to win an election against authoritarian populism
“Journey of a Hero” will tell the story behind the rise of Ekrem İmamoğlu, who became the new mayor of Istanbul after a run that took sixth month of campaigning under extraordinary conditions. His story told by his campaign director Necati Özkan, who involved in every aspect of his campaign for both the election took place in 31st of March and re-election held in 23rd of June, after the annulment of the first one. Book will lay out the strategies of his campaign from the first-hand.
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About the author
Necati Ozkan is the founder and president of OYKU / Dialogue International Istanbul. He has served as a political consultant and a campaign manager for the Social Democrats. He has also worked for several NGO’s, politicians and mayors.
He managed national and local political campaigns in Turkey and around. He worked as a lecturer in different universities. He won more than 45 awards including 11 Pollie Awards, 5 Reed Awards, 11 Goldie Awards, 2 Adrian Awards, and several national awards.
Necati Ozkan is a past president of EAPC, and member of AAPC, IAPC.
Follow him on Twitter: @necatiozkan