Mansur Yavaş's third concert scandal: He has paid a total of 80 million TL.

The third concert scandal of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) Mayor Mansur Yavaş was revealed by the AK Party Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council Group Deputy Chairman Nihat Yalçın.

After it was revealed that a total of 140 million TL was paid for the concerts of Ebru Gündeş and the band Mor ve Ötesi, it was also disclosed that 80 million TL was paid for the Candan Erçetin and Murda Concert held on October 29, 2023. It was noted that the organization was carried out by the Enfest Organization company, which also organized the previous two concerts. The amount paid in 2023, which was 80 million TL, was recorded to be worth 97 million TL at today's exchange rate.

AK Party member Nihat Yalçın brought another scandalous claim regarding the concerts to the agenda during the ABB November council meeting. Yalçın stated that ABB paid 80 million TL for the Candan Erçetin and Murda concert during the 2023 Republic Day celebrations. It was mentioned that the concert organization was carried out by Enfest Organization, which has organized 98 concert events for ABB over the past four years, including the concerts of Ebru Gündeş and Mor ve Ötesi.

"97 MILLION TL PAID FOR CANDAN ERÇETİN AND MURDA CONCERT AT CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH AN AMOUNT IN HISTORY"

Highlights from Nihat Yalçın's speech are as follows: "While the municipality is experiencing its worst period in terms of actual services in the history of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, we see that concert scandals are coming one after another. It has been revealed that 69 million TL was paid for the Ebru Gündeş concert and 71 million TL for the Mor ve Ötesi concert. But the real bombshell is this: On October 29, 2023, the management of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality made a payment of 80 million 40 thousand TL for the Candan Erçetin and Murda concert. Look, there is also a payment document for this. There is a contract. Everything is there. They made a payment of 80 million 40 thousand TL, which, when converted to dollars at that day's exchange rate, amounts to 2 million 838 thousand dollars. At today's exchange rate, 97 million 200 thousand TL has been paid. This is a historic figure. There has never been such an amount in any municipality's history."

"ANKARA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY IS NOW A MUNICIPALITY THAT PLAYS AND DANCES"

We see that all 98 concerts held by Ankara Metropolitan Municipality in four years were directly awarded to a single company. This has nothing to do with transparency, accountability, or auditability. These tenders are not even visible in EKAP. There are no tender announcements or results announcements related to this. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality is no longer a municipality known for its works and services. It has ceased to be a municipality of works and municipal services and has turned into a promotional agency for Mansur Yavaş with these massive concerts. It is a municipality that plays and dances.