27.06.2026 13:58
Claims that Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan Akın will switch to the AK Party are on the agenda. Journalist İsmail Saymaz claimed that President Erdoğan asked Akın at the Selimiye Mosque opening, "Why are you still waiting, haven't you switched yet?" and that after this surprising dialogue, the AK Party organization began intensive efforts for the transfer.
After the local elections, it has been suggested that another party change could be added to the ones that occasionally come up in the political arena. The latest rumor from Ankara circles was shared with the public by journalist Ismail Saymaz. According to the claim, the next name to switch to the AK Party could be Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan Akın.
NOTEWORTHY INSIDER INFO FROM ISMAIL SAYMAZ
Journalist Ismail Saymaz, evaluating the latest developments in the political world, shared a tip about a 'transfer' that has begun to be discussed loudly in the corridors. Saymaz stated that there are rumors in political circles that current Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan Akın is preparing to join the AK Party ranks.
SURPRISE ENCOUNTER AT SELIMIYE MOSQUE
At the center of the claim is an encounter during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Edirne. According to the information provided by Saymaz, among those present at the exit of the mosque after President Erdogan's visit to the Selimiye Mosque was Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan Akın.
ERDOGAN'S 'HAVEN'T YOU SWITCHED YET?' REMARK
According to insider information, the incident took a different turn with a surprising dialogue during this brief encounter at the mosque exit. It was claimed that President Erdogan, alluding to the party change issue during the quick meeting, asked Filiz Gencan Akın, 'What are you still waiting for, haven't you switched yet?'
SHE DENIED ALLEGATIONS LAST MONTH
Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan had firmly denied the allegations that she would join the AK Party in May. Gencan said, 'The Republican People's Party is my heartfelt commitment, my father's home. I want to speak out again from here, from Edirne. The Filiz who started out on December 4, 2023, and the Filiz standing before you today are the same Filiz... She will struggle more and build on more. Today we are all here together, and it will continue to be this way.'