He became the mayor of the municipality where he worked as a chauffeur for 20 years.

12.02.2025 15:10

Following the complaint of female staff working at the municipality, the current president, who was sentenced to prison for sexual assault, was removed from office. In the presidential election held in Gülüç, Sadık Kara, who had worked as a chauffeur for many years, won the position.

After the decision of the Council of State to remove Gülüç Mayor M. Gökhan Demirtaş from office in the Ereğli district of Zonguldak, the municipal council convened to elect a new president. In the election where Tarık Semiz, who served as the acting president and was re-nominated by the AK Party, competed against Sadık Kara, the council members preferred Kara. Sadık Kara became the new mayor of Gülüç, receiving the votes of 8 out of 9 council members in the voting.

HE WORKED AS A CHAUFFEUR FOR 20 YEARS

After being elected mayor, Sadık Kara stated that they would do their best to make the town more livable, and it was revealed that he had worked as a chauffeur for 20 years in the municipality where he had worked for 30 years.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Duygu K., an employee of Gülüç Municipality, had filed a complaint last year, claiming that Mayor Gökhan Mustafa Demirtaş had harassed her. A lawsuit was filed against Demirtaş for 'sexual harassment and sexual assault at the level of harassment.' Demirtaş, who was re-elected as mayor in the local elections on March 31, denied the allegations during the fifth hearing of the case he was tried without detention at the Ereğli 5th Criminal Court of First Instance in May, claiming that the incident was a political setup. The court sentenced Demirtaş to 3 years, 1 month, and 15 days in prison for 'sexual assault by harassment.' He was also sentenced to 10 months in prison for sexual harassment. After his appeals were unsuccessful, Demirtaş was removed from office by the Council of State following the finalization of his sentence.