24.09.2025 17:31
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş harshly criticized former mayor Melih Gökçek during the investigation process regarding the municipality's concert expenses. Yavaş brought up the claim that Gökçek employed a "Georgian masseur" on the municipal budget. He also alleged that 41 million lira was paid for a mannequin brought from Europe.
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While detentions occurred as part of the investigation into the concert expenses of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) between 2021 and 2024, ABB President Mansur Yavaş made strong statements at a press conference. Yavaş targeted former president Melih Gökçek, saying, "You are employing a Georgian masseur in your home by paying him from the municipality. Would any of God's creatures make the municipality pay for this?"
ALLEGATION OF BEYAZ TV AND OSMANLISPOR
Yavaş claimed that Beyaz TV and Osmanlıspor were financed with municipal resources during Gökçek's term, stating, "The people of Ankara brought us to power because they saw that these people were plundering public property. They did it so that you wouldn't. We will not do it. If it were my brother, I would hold the corrupt accountable," he said.
"41 MILLION FOR A MANNEQUIN BROUGHT FROM EUROPE"
Responding to criticisms regarding concert expenses, Yavaş said, "They say, can 40 million be given for a concert? For a festival, they paid 41 million for a mannequin they brought from Europe just because a gong was struck. The gong struck and it left, think about it," he stated.
"GET OUT OF THAT HOUSE, GÖKÇEK"
Yavaş also criticized Gökçek regarding the house he lives in, saying, "Gökçek, that house you are illegally living in, it has been identified by a court decision. Get out of that house. Come on, get out! You won't be left homeless. Your son is building a house; he can put you in one of the floors. Return the property of the people of Ankara," he said.
CALL FOR JUSTICE
Regarding the concert investigation, Yavaş stated, "We want the concert investigation to be conducted in the fairest way possible. We want justice to be applied equally to everyone. We have nothing to be tried for," he said.
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