18.07.2026 19:10
Hasan Uzunyayla, former advisor to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, also joined the debates that started over the rental expenses of CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's office in Ankara. In a post on his social media account, Uzunyayla supported Kılıçdaroğlu, stating, "Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the only politician in Turkey criticized for not having property."
Hasan Uzunyayla, a former advisor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was removed from his duty, made a striking post of support for CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Reacting to criticisms over the rental expenses of Kılıçdaroğlu's office, Uzunyayla used harsh language on his social media account. The statement came after discussions about the financing of Kılıçdaroğlu's office.
KILIÇDAROĞLU'S OFFICE BECAME A SUBJECT OF DEBATE
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stated in a television program that the expenses of his office in Ankara were covered by a businessperson, but he did not disclose the person's name. While the statement sparked public debate, Kılıçdaroğlu mentioned that he had held public office for many years and had previously declared his assets to the public.
"THEY CAN'T SAY 'HOW DID YOU GET IT'"
In his post on social media, Hasan Uzunyayla used the following expressions:
"They ask a man who served as a top-level bureaucrat in the country's largest public institution for 30 years, as a member of parliament for 20 years, and as a party chairman for 13 years, 'How do you pay the rent?' They can't say 'How did you get it,' they say 'How can you rent.'"
"THE ONLY POLITICIAN CRITICIZED FOR NOT HAVING PROPERTY"
Defending that the criticisms were unfair in his post, Uzunyayla highlighted Kılıçdaroğlu's integrity, stating:
"How did you manage to stay so honorable that you couldn't afford to buy your own office amidst all this corruption? Because Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu didn't steal or embezzle to buy himself plazas. What a strange situation; Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the only politician in Turkey criticized for not having property."
DEBATES CONTINUE
While debates about the financing and rental expenses of Kılıçdaroğlu's office remain on the political agenda, Hasan Uzunyayla's post resonated widely on social media.