28.03.2026 16:21
The hotel footage of Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım, who was detained as part of a bribery investigation, has drawn reactions, while the area remained empty as citizens did not attend the rally called for support.
Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım is under investigation for allegations of receiving bribes from individuals and companies, and during an operation conducted in Uşak, Ankara, and Kocaeli, 11 suspects were arrested. The footage of Mayor Yalım being detained at a hotel where he was reportedly staying with a 21-year-old female municipal employee in Ankara caused an uproar.
CITIZENS DID NOT GO TO THE AREA
While the repercussions of the incident continue, Uşak Municipality called on citizens to attend a rally to support Yalım. However, this call did not resonate with the citizens, and the area remained empty.
BARIŞ YARKADAŞ: THIS IS THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
Barış Yarkadaş, a former CHP Istanbul Deputy from the 25th and 26th terms, shared that footage and noted, "This is the right attitude. The CHP management should reflect on this photo. The 'Democracy Tent' set up for the CHP member Uşak Mayor, who was caught in a hotel with a 21-year-old girl, remained empty. The people of Uşak showed that they do not think like the CHP management and reacted by not going to the tent. Now, those trying to justify immorality should take a good look at this photo and reconsider what they are defending."