29.10.2026 12:24
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum received Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş at the Ministry. The meeting, in which Ankara's needs and urban planning works were discussed, brought back to mind the claims that Mansur Yavaş could switch to the AK Party.
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş's meeting with Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum in Ankara opened the door to a new debate in political circles. The question of whether Mansur Yavaş will switch to the AK Party was raised again after the contact between the two names.
MURAT KURUM HOSTED MANSUR YAVAŞ AT THE MINISTRY
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum met with Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş at the Ministry. In the meeting, Ankara's needs, the work carried out in the field of urbanization, and issues concerning the upcoming period were discussed.
WILL MANSUR YAVAŞ JOIN THE AK PARTY?
The meeting between Murat Kurum and Mansur Yavaş brought allegations regarding the political future of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor back onto the agenda. In particular, the possibility that Yavaş could join the AK Party became one of the topics wondered about after the meeting. However, the information conveyed about the meeting of the two names does not include any discussion of a party change.
TWO MAYORS WHO VISITED KURUM HAD JOINED THE AK PARTY
Mansur Yavaş's meeting with Murat Kurum also recalled the mayors who had previously visited Minister Kurum. The fact that Mayor of Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Özlem Çerçioğlu and Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Cemil Tugay met with Murat Kurum before joining the AK Party increased political interpretations regarding Yavaş's visit.
MANSUR YAVAŞ EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR THE MEETING
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş explained the purpose of the visit after his meeting with Minister Kurum. Yavaş, stating that they discussed issues he had previously submitted to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and that fall within the Ministry's area of responsibility, used the following statements: “We came together with Mr. Minister Murat Kurum to discuss the issues we previously submitted to Mr. President and that concern the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. I thank Mr. Minister for his kind reception.”