03.08.2026 10:37
It has been alleged that Kilis Mayor Hakan Bilecen attacked Mustafa Akmanlar, the headman of Mercidabık Neighborhood, who stated that he could not receive services for his neighborhood. After a service-related argument that began on a WhatsApp group, Bilecen, who is claimed to have stormed the headman's office and charged at the headman while hurling insults, was barely restrained by municipal staff. Those moments were captured second by second on security cameras.
The moments when Kilis Mayor Hakan Bilecen went to the office of Mercidabık Neighborhood Headman Mustafa Akmanlar to show his reaction were captured on security cameras. According to claims, in the argument that started over criticism of services in the WhatsApp group, Bilecen was barely calmed down by those accompanying him.
Tension occurred in Kilis between Mayor Hakan Bilecen and Mercidabık Neighborhood Headman Mustafa Akmanlar at the headman's office.
According to allegations, the incident occurred after Headman Mustafa Akmanlar expressed in the WhatsApp group of headmen that his neighborhood was not receiving adequate services. Reacting to the messages, Mayor Hakan Bilecen went to Akmanlar's office with his accompanying delegation.
STORMED THE OFFICE, HURLED INSULTS AND THREATS
In the incident that took place inside the headman's office, it was alleged that Mayor Bilecen charged at Headman Akmanlar, insulting and threatening him. In the footage, Bilecen appeared very angry, and it was seen that municipal workers and those around him intervened with difficulty to hold him back and try to take him outside.
TRANSFER ALLEGATIONS ON THE AGENDA
Kilis Mayor Hakan Bilecen had announced his resignation from the Republican People's Party (CHP) in a statement made on June 5. Responding to allegations of party change and transfer that emerged after his resignation, Bilecen said, "I am open to negotiations."
The footage, shared on social media and captured second by second on the headman's office security cameras, quickly drew widespread reaction, while statements from the parties involved in the incident are eagerly awaited.