12.05.2026 18:40
["text":"During the ceremony where Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal and Dinar Mayor Veysel Topçu, who left the CHP, joined the AK Party, the moment when a council member kissed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's hand during the badge presentation was recorded as the most striking detail of the joining ceremony."]
Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal and Dinar Mayor Veysel Topçu, who left the CHP, joined the AK Party at the "Extended Provincial Leaders Meeting." Additionally, a total of 8 council members from the two municipalities also switched to the AK Party.
HE/SHE KISSED PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN'S HAND
While President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally pinned the badges on those who joined the party, a moment captured by cameras during the ceremony became one of the most talked-about details of the event. One of the municipal council members who switched to the AK Party was seen kissing President Erdoğan's hand.
This image, which widely circulated on social media, was recorded as the most striking moment of the joining ceremony.