11.02.2026 15:30
President Erdoğan hosted Zeynep Güneş, the Mayor of Mihalgazi in Eskişehir, who was criticized for her regional attire, at the AK Party Group Meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Erdoğan, who sent a message of support to Güneş, took a commemorative photo with her after the meeting.
The President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, by supporting Eskişehir Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş, who was subjected to insults due to her regional attire, hosted her at the TBMM AK Party Group Meeting.
HE TOOK A MEMORY PHOTO
At the group meeting, President Erdoğan expressed his support by saying, "I extend my gratitude to all our female friends, especially our Mayor Zeynep Güneş, for once again demonstrating the thousand-year nobility of Anatolian women here today," and took a photo with Güneş and the accompanying women after the party group.
THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE
President Erdoğan moved to the section reserved for him in the front rows of the hall and sat side by side with Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş for a while before starting his speech.
EMOTIONAL MOMENTS WERE EXPERIENCED
While President Erdoğan was addressing the party members from the podium, it was observed that Mayor Güneş was emotional. Güneş, who could not hold back her tears during Erdoğan's speech, expressed that she felt great honor due to the meaningful support shown to her.