The bulletin included the claim made in certain media outlets and shared on social media that "During an interview with CNN International, President Erdoğan stated, 'I won’t bend to Sinan Oğan’s wishes'." After reviewing the interview, it was determined that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan never made such a statement.
When asked by Becky Anderson from CNN International, “How important to you is Sinan Oğan’s (the third-place candidate) endorsement and the support of his voters in the runoff and what have you offered him in return?", President Erdoğan replied, "I am not a person who likes to negotiate in such a manner. I have never been involved in such negotiations. This is a concluded election. And after this election, it will be the people who will be the kingmakers.”
The authors of CNN's news story, Tamara Qiblawi and Işıl Sariyüce, made the following remark on the said article: "Meanwhile, Erdoğan has told CNN that he won’t bend to Oğan’s wishes," and this was portrayed as a statement made by President Erdoğan.