05.02.2025 13:00
Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin harshly criticized AK Party Istanbul MP İsmail Erdem. He stated, "Our district has a problem like İsmail Erdem. This İsmail Erdem is attacking left and right like a thug, thinking that the square will be empty." Following Mayor Yeğin's remarks, a response came from the AK Party ranks saying, "That was harsh, Mr. Mayor."
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Alper Yeğin, who took the seat of Sancaktepe Municipality in the local elections on March 31, harshly criticized İsmail Erdem, the AK Party Istanbul Deputy who previously served as the mayor of the district.
"ATTACKING LIKE A BANDIT"
Stating that "Our district has a problem like İsmail Erdem," Alper Yeğin said, "This İsmail Erdem is attacking left and right like a bandit, thinking that the square will be empty. I am not interested in whether he is a deputy or not. He is a deputy, but I call him a bandit."
REACTION FROM AK PARTY: IT WAS HARSH, MR. PRESIDENT
In response to these words, there was a reaction from the AK Party ranks saying, "It was harsh, Mr. President." President Yeğin replied to these remarks, "It was not harsh. I am saying what needs to be said."
RESPONSE FROM İSMAİL ERDEM
In response to these words, the eyes turned to AK Party Istanbul Deputy İsmail Erdem, who stated in a post on his social media account, "The person who spoke about me in the Sancaktepe Municipal Council today should know this well; those who are afraid of iron do not board the train. Every word that comes out of the mouth has a return to its owner, and it will not go unanswered. We have many answers to the slanders and vile words spoken, but as Mevlana says; My silence is my nobility. I certainly have a response to every word. However, I look at the word, is it a word? And I also look at the speaker, is he a man?"
Here is İsmail Erdem's post;
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