15.11.2025 22:48
It has been revealed that the people smiling at the funeral of martyr Emrah Kuran in Muğla were AK Party candidate Aydın Ayaydın and CHP Milas Mayor Fevzi Topuz. In response to the reactions, Ayaydın stated that the smile was due to a joke made by the person next to him and that it was "just a few seconds of a smile."
While Turkey mourns the 20 soldiers who were martyred in the military cargo plane that crashed on the Azerbaijan-Georgia border, a video recorded during the funeral of martyr Emrah Kuran in Muğla has sparked significant controversy. The focus of the reactions was the moment when two individuals were seen laughing while conversing during the ceremony.
THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
It was determined that the individuals in the footage were Aydın Ayaydın, the AK Party's candidate for Mayor of Muğla, and Fevzi Topuz, the CHP Mayor of Milas. The rapidly spreading video on social media drew widespread backlash, and a statement from Ayaydın came after the incident.
THIS IS HOW HE DEFENDED HIMSELF
Aydın Ayaydın stated that he attended the funeral despite the doctors' warnings following his heart surgery, saying, "While waiting for the prayer, during the greeting with some political figures next to me, one of them made a joke saying, 'Since you have renewed your heart, it will be even harder to deal with you in the field.' I reflexively smiled for a few seconds. I leave those who try to portray that short moment as disrespectful to our martyr to their own conscience."