28.04.2026 20:01
Sinan Burhan reacted harshly to Mustafa Balbay, who said on a live broadcast about Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım, arrested and dismissed from duty in a corruption investigation after being caught in an Ankara hotel room with his municipal employee girlfriend, 'The great Adnan Menderes stood trial for getting a woman pregnant. This public took a stand alongside Menderes.' Burhan asked, 'Is Özkan Yalım the same as Adnan Menderes, Mustafa Balbay?'
A tense argument broke out between Mustafa Balbay and Sinan Burhan during a tv100 live broadcast discussing the arrest of Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım as part of a corruption investigation. Balbay compared the targeting of Yalım's private life to that of Adnan Menderes.
"THE PEOPLE TOOK A STAND BESIDE ADNAN MENDERES"
Balbay said, "The great Adnan Menderes was put on trial over whether he got a woman pregnant and whether an abortion occurred. The people took a stand beside Adnan Menderes."
"YOU CANNOT EQUATE ÖZKAN YALIM WITH ADNAN MENDERES"
Sinan Burhan, reacting sharply to this comparison, argued that Özkan Yalim cannot be equated with Adnan Menderes. Burhan reacted, "You cannot equate Özkan Yalim with Adnan Menderes. One is an ideological era hero, the other is lust-driven. What does this have to do with Adnan Menderes? Are Özkan Yalim and Adnan Menderes the same, Mustafa Balbay?"