26.07.2025 13:12
Former Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Bülent Arınç, visited Mehmet Murat Çalık, the Mayor of Beylikdüzü who was removed from office, in the hospital. This visit sparked a reaction from Melih Gökçek, the former Mayor of Ankara.
Former Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Bülent Arınç visited Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık, who was suspended from his position after his arrest, at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital where he is receiving treatment.
GÖKÇEK REACTED
This visit by Arınç drew the reaction of former Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Melih Gökçek, with whom he has had a falling out. Gökçek shared a photo from the press statement during the visit on his social media account, stating, "Thank God, in my life, Halk TV, Anka, and TELE 1 microphones have never dared to speak to me. The comment is yours."
Here is Gökçek's post;