22.01.2025 20:32
The Muğla Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Barış Saylak, has been dismissed from his position. Seyfettin Baydar, who was serving as an Agricultural and Forestry Specialist under the General Directorate of Agricultural Reform, has been appointed as Saylak's replacement. Meanwhile, it has been claimed that Saylak was dismissed after sharing a photo with Ahmet Aras, the CHP mayor of Muğla, on social media.
The directors of 11 provinces, including Muğla, were dismissed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
DISMISSED FROM OFFICE, ASSIGNED TO ANKARA
The letter dated January 20, signed by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, included information that Barış Saylak, who resumed his duties as the Muğla Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry last November, was assigned to the Ministry's Private Office. Seyfettin Baydar, who was serving as an Agricultural and Forestry Specialist under the General Directorate of Agricultural Reform, was appointed in Saylak's place. Saylak, who made a statement on the matter, said that the letter had not yet reached him.
ALLEGATIONS OF DISMISSAL AFTER SHARING A PHOTO WITH CHP MAYOR
On the other hand, it was claimed that Saylak was dismissed after taking a photo with Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Aras, a member of the CHP, who visited the Muğla Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry on January 20 and signed the guestbook, and sharing it on his personal social media account.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Saylak had run as a candidate for the Milas Municipality from the AK Party in 2019, but the election was won by the CHP candidate Muhammet Tokat. After the election, Barış Saylak began his duties as the Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry and had resigned for candidacy for the Milas Municipality ahead of the 2024 local elections. Barış Saylak, who was not nominated, returned to his position, tearfully bidding farewell, and expressed his gratitude to Aydın Ayaydın, the AK Party's candidate for Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, saying, "I express my gratitude and thanks for their efforts and support."