08.06.2026 21:10
In Karabük's Ovacık district, footage of AK Party Mayor Ahmet Şahin and accompanying party members drinking and watching a köçek dancer at a village room stirred up the district. While AK Party District Chairman Metin Akkaya was heard saying, "Careful the headquarters doesn't find out," the AK Party initiated a disciplinary process after the footage spread.
Images of AK Party Mayor Ahmet Şahin, District Chairman Metin Akkaya, and party administrators drinking and dancing with a köçek in a village room in Ovacık district of Karabük stirred up social media. After the images where District Chairman Akkaya said 'Let the headquarters not hear,' the AK Party took action.
THEY DRANK AND ENTERTAINED WITH A KÖÇEK
AK Party Karabük Provincial Chairman Ferhat Salt announced that a disciplinary process has been initiated regarding the relevant organization members concerning the images recorded at the wedding. Salt stated in a written statement that the images recorded at a village wedding in Ovacık district, which appeared on some social media platforms and press outlets, have come to the public's agenda.
AK PARTY LAUNCHED A DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION
Stating that the said images will be evaluated with sensitivity by the Provincial Presidency within the framework of the AK Party's corporate identity, organizational discipline, and representation responsibility, Salt noted the following:
'A necessary disciplinary process has been initiated regarding our organization members seen in the images. As the AK Party, we always prioritize our nation's values, social sensitivities, and public conscience. No attitude or behavior that could harm this understanding is acceptable. The process regarding the issue is being meticulously followed by our Provincial Presidency, and necessary evaluations will be carried out within the relevant party mechanisms.'