"The citizen who said 'Pick up the trash from the ground' gave the mayor a cold shower."

23.05.2025 11:01

During an inspection, Gaziantep Şehitkamil Mayor Umut Yılmaz intervened with a citizen who was throwing trash on the ground. After the mayor's warning, the citizen picked up the trash, but this time threw it under a vehicle. In moments of rising tension between the two, the citizen defended himself by saying, "I have a mental disability."

Şehitkamil Mayor Umut Yılmaz encountered a citizen causing environmental pollution during a field inspection in the district. Stopping the vehicle of the citizen who threw trash on the ground, Mayor Yılmaz asked the citizen to pick up the trash.

PICKED UP THE TRASH AND THREW IT UNDER THE CAR

However, the incident unexpectedly developed after the warning. The citizen who picked up the trash said, "Let me throw it here," and this time threw the trash under the vehicle. Mayor Yılmaz, unable to hide his astonishment at this behavior, reacted sharply to the citizen, saying, "Quickly take it from there."

"I AM MENTALLY CHALLENGED"

As the tension rose, the citizen defended himself with the words, "I am mentally challenged." This interesting dialogue between Mayor Yılmaz and the citizen brought comments such as "There are so many of these in my beautiful country; every place we visit and sit has become a dump," "This is a summary of the country," and "There is nothing as terrible as ignorance."

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