17.10.2025 16:30
Recently, as the transition of mayors to the AK Party has been a topic of discussion, it has been claimed that Keçiören Mayor Mesut Özarslan and Eyüpsultan Mayor Bülent Özmen also wish to join the party. However, according to the allegations, AK Party officials opposed these transitions.
Recently, following the resignation of many mayors from their parties to join the AK Party, similar claims continue to emerge.
ÖZARSLAN AND ÖZMEN IN THE AGENDA
According to information discussed in the corridors, it is claimed that Keçiören Mayor Mesut Özarslan and Eyüpsultan Mayor Bülent Özmen wish to join the ranks of the AK Party. However, it is alleged that party sources are not warm to the possible transition of these two figures.
TRANSITIONS CONTINUE UNABATED
While the transition of some mayors to the AK Party after the local elections draws attention in politics, it is being discussed that new names may take similar steps. Although no official statement has been made yet, these claims in the corridors are seen as a signal of new activity in the capital's politics.
BURCU KÖKSAL'S CLAIM TURNED OUT TO BE BASELESS BUT...
This morning, it was claimed that Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal would also join the AK Party. Köksal, who rejected these claims by making a statement on her social media account, harshly criticized her own party administration. In her statement, Köksal said, "Who are those who support those trying to undermine me since the day I was elected president, those who reward them, those who remain silent about what has been done, and those who do not defend my rights? In politics, your opponent attacks, I understand that, but what about the attacks coming from within your own ranks? On one hand, I am trying to serve under all kinds of difficulties; on the other hand, I am dealing with these issues. It is not the work and service that tires me; every kind of struggle, both inside and outside, is exhausting."