27.06.2026 15:25
Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin's visit to former Minister of Environment and Urbanization Erdoğan Bayraktar and his sharing of those moments on social media created a crisis within his own party. Former CHP Istanbul Deputy Ali Kemal Kumkumoğlu, referring to the mayors who recently switched from CHP to AK Party, commented under Yeğin's post, "What’s the occasion, Mr. Mayor, for what reason?"
Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin visited Erdoğan Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Bayraktar and former Minister of Environment and Urbanization. A striking comment came under the post of Mayor Yeğin, who shared photos of his surprise visit on his social media account.
"WHAT'S THE DEAL, MAYOR? FOR WHAT REASON?"
Ali Kemal Kumkumoğlu, a 22nd term CHP Istanbul deputy, made a reference to some mayors who recently switched from CHP to AK Party, directing the question to Mayor Yeğin: "What's the deal, Mr. Mayor? For what reason?"
Some of the other comments are as follows;
TUZLA MAYOR HAD WINKED
On the other hand, 33-year-old CHP Tuzla Mayor Eren Ali Bingöl, who has been rumored to switch to AK Party for a while, had harshly criticized the IMM administration for rejecting a zoning regulation, accusing them of "victimizing the people of Tuzla." In CHP circles, Bingöl, wanting to stay away from operations against municipalities, has accelerated transfer contacts with AK Party.