02.06.2026 15:00
A claim that will create an agenda has been made for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who returned to the chairmanship of the CHP after an absolute nullity decision. It has been alleged that former Kars Municipality Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen will become Kılıçdaroğlu's chief advisor. As Bilgen responded to reports in some media outlets, support messages for Kılıçdaroğlu have also come back to the agenda.
Yavuz Değirmenci, a member of the Founding Board of the Future Party, claimed that Ayhan Bilgen, the former co-mayor of Kars, will become the chief advisor to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who returned to the position of CHP General Chairman with an absolute nullity decision. Bilgen, in his statement regarding the allegations, said that he has not yet received any offer.
NOTEWORTHY SHARE FROM DEĞIRMENCI Yavuz Değirmenci made a striking claim about former Kars co-mayor and former HDP Deputy Ayhan Bilgen in a post on his social media account.
In his post, Değirmenci said, "I had told Ayhan to stick to the plan. According to what I've heard, he will become the advisor of the trustee. Greetings to those who remain loyal to the people." The post quickly sparked widespread reactions in political circles.
Ayhan Bilgen. BILGEN: NO OFFER YET Ayhan Bilgen, speaking about the allegation, stated that he has not received any formal offer regarding the trustee advisory role. Bilgen did not confirm the claims, saying, "No offer has come yet."
HAD SHARED SUPPORT MESSAGES FOR KILICDAROGLU Ayhan Bilgen had recently been in the spotlight with his statements following the absolute nullity decision in the CHP. In his supportive posts for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Bilgen argued that the process in the CHP was an important test not only for the party but also for the Parliament Speaker's Office.
In his post, Bilgen stated that acting in accordance with the law is not a choice but an obligation, and emphasized that the CHP General Chairman is the interlocutor for the Parliament Speaker's Office.
POLITICAL CIRCLES ROILED While the trustee advisory claim and Bilgen's recent statements have sparked new debates in political circles, it is noted that developments on the issue are being closely watched.
WHO IS AYHAN BILGEN? Ayhan Bilgen, who was elected as the mayor of Kars from the HDP in the 2019 local elections, was arrested in October 2020 as part of an investigation launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in 2014. Removed from his position with the approval of the Ministry of Interior, Bilgen was replaced by then-Kars Governor Türker Öksüz as trustee. In the third hearing of the case heard at the Ankara 22nd Heavy Penal Court, he was released on June 15, 2021, with a travel ban and judicial control conditions. Having served as an HDP deputy and Kars Mayor, Bilgen resigned from his party in 2021.