"The former president, who sparked controversy with the post 'We will return to Esenyurt,' has broken his silence."

'Terror organization membership' allegations have led to the appointment of a trustee in place of Esenyurt Municipality Mayor Ahmet Özer, while the former AK Party Mayor of the municipality, Necmi Kadıoğlu, drew attention with a post he made on X two days ago.

"CONTINUE TO FOLLOW"

Former Esenyurt Mayor Necmi Kadıoğlu signaled a return in a social media post he made two days ago. Kadıoğlu, who served as mayor for three terms in Esenyurt and resigned in 2017 citing health issues, used the following expressions in a post describing the projects he implemented in Esenyurt; "During our term as mayor, we visited and saw the investments we made in many corners of our country. Addressing you from these beautiful lands of our country, we will return to Esenyurt! Continue to follow..."

HE RESPONDED AS THE CONTROVERSY GREW

AK Party member Kadıoğlu responded to criticisms that he had prior knowledge of the operation and signaled it with these two posts; "The post I made on social media platforms is aimed at reminding the services we carried out in various parts of our country during our term as mayor, and it has no relation to the events happening in Esenyurt today. The forced and intentional comments made do not reflect the truth."