30.10.2026 01:25
Claims that he would switch to the AK Party, raised after the meeting between Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum, continue to be debated. Encountering a question about the meeting, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş said: "You were not going to ask this question, but let me give the answer. Bad examples do not set an example. Everyone will understand."
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş gave a striking response to a question about his meeting with Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum. Yavaş's words "Bad examples do not set an example" attracted curiosity after claims that he would switch to the AK Party.
HIS MEETING WITH MURAT KURUM WAS ASKED ABOUT
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş once again found himself at the center of political debates after his meeting with Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum. The two figures had come together to evaluate Ankara's needs and the urban development work being carried out in the capital. After the meeting, various claims were put forward regarding the political future of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yavaş. Following these developments, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş was asked about his meeting with Murat Kurum and the speech he made.
"YOU WERE NOT GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION, BUT LET ME GIVE THE ANSWER"
Mansur Yavaş responded directly to the question directed at him. According to the news on Medyascope, the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor used the following expressions: "You were not going to ask this question, but let me give the answer. Bad examples do not set an example. Everyone will understand."
CLAIMS THAT HE WOULD SWITCH TO THE AK PARTY HAD BEEN PUT FORWARD
After the meeting between Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş and Murat Kurum, claims that the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor could switch to the AK Party were brought up again. The two figures coming together led to various comments being made about the political future of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yavaş.
"POLITICS MEANS LOYALTY TO THE NATION'S WILL"
Meanwhile, speaking at the October 29 celebrations in Ankara, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş stated, "Democracy means respect for the nation's will, and politics means loyalty to the promise given." In his striking speech, Yavaş said: "Democracy means respect for the nation's will, and politics means loyalty to the promise given. Mansur Yavaş's situation is also clear. Positions are temporary, principles are permanent. We will continue to remain loyal to the promise we made to the nation until the end. Because what matters to me is not the position but the trust of the nation. Dear Ankara residents, dear young people, our path is clear. It is the path of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Our path is the path where sovereignty is entrusted unconditionally and without reservation to the nation. Our path is the path of justice, merit, equality, and the will of the nation. How happy is one who says, 'I am a Turk!'"