Talk:Ekrem İmamoğlu

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Birth date
He has stated that his real birth date and his official birth dates are different during a show he attended. When I changed his birth date to his real birth date, added a note that explained the situation, and cited the show as a source; my change was reverted due to "sourcing not being sufficient enough". My source includes a clear footage of him stating his real birth date. What makes this source insufficient?

Later on, I also found this other video where his mother says that his official birth date is one year earlier than his actual birth date. This site also mentions that he once said that his birth year is 1971 while he was a guest at Çalar Saat, though I wasn't able to find the exact footage. Given these sources, I think it's clear that his real birth date is not the same as his official birth date.

Is real or official information more important for Wikipedia? If real information is more important, shouldn't we change his official birth date to his real birth date? If official information is more important, shouldn't we mention 3 June 1971 as his probable real birth date via a note?--Xindt (talk) 15:31, 22 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I believe the change to the actual birth date rather than an incorrect "official" one is necessary – the source is Imamoglu's personal statement, recorded and published online, so I am not sure how much more correct a piece of information can get than that. This change also reflects his birth date on Turkish language Wikipedia (i.e., Turkish language Wikipedia has 3 June 1971 instead of 4 June 1970.
 * If more clarification is needed, a note can be added on this matter to explain why and how his "official" birth date is incorrect. Drgfrt (talk) 21:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)