Opposition Mayor Says She Will Join Erdoğan’s Ruling Party in Latest Blow to CHP - Turkish Minute
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Following allegations that Burcu Köksal, the CHP mayor of Afyonkarahisar, would be defecting to the AKP, the CHP organized a protest in front of the Afyonkarahisar Municipality building. CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır stated, “Our request to the people of Afyon is this: there is no longer such a mayor for you or for us! She committed an unforgivable crime. She betrayed the will entrusted to you.”
Opposition mayor says she will join Erdoğan’s ruling party in latest blow to CHP - Turkish Minute
The mayor of a western Turkish city said Friday she will leave Turkey’s main opposition party and join President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party, adding to a series of defections that have weakened the opposition’s control of municipalities it won in 2024. Burcu Köksal, mayor of Afyonkarahisar, said she would join Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the party’s expanded provincial chairs meeting on Tuesday. Köksal was elected ma…
The rift within the CHP is widening. It is alleged that Burcu Köksal, the mayor of Afyonkarahisar, is preparing to resign from the CHP and join the AK Party following a crisis with the party leadership. In the process, which has stirred up political circles, it is claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to present Köksal with her party badge on Tuesday.
Murat Albayrak, the head of the central district, and his administration were removed from their positions for not participating in the protest.
Allegations that Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal will join the AKP have sparked outrage among CHP supporters. CHP members gathered first in front of the provincial headquarters and then in front of the municipality building, shouting at Köksal, "Mayor, don't do it!" CHP Afyonkarahisar Provincial Chairman Hasan Karadeniz stated that they were unable to reach Köksal, adding, "Unfortunately, she has succumbed to political pressure." Köksal is rep…
Following claims that Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal would be joining the AK Party, citizens gathered in front of the municipality building. The people of Afyon chanted to Burcu Köksal, "Don't become mayor, don't sell out Afyon!"
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