The move by Burcu Köksal, who is rumored to be joining the AK Party, strengthens the claims.

17.10.2025 07:40

After Özlem Çerçioğlu's switch to the AK Party, a new claim has emerged. According to the allegation, Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal and two district mayors are set to resign from the CHP and join the AK Party. While the claim, which has stirred political circles, has not been denied, it has been reported that Burcu Köksal, who is said to be joining the AK Party, has turned off her phone and that no one has been able to reach her.

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The news of a party switch from Afyon has stirred the political scene. It was claimed that Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal sent messages through intermediaries to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to switch to the AK Party.

LOCAL PRESS'S CLAIM THAT CREATES AGENDA

The local media in Afyon shared a backstage information that raises the pulse of politics. According to the news from Kocatepe Newspaper, CHP's Afyonkarahisar Mayor Burcu Köksal took a step towards joining the AK Party after her contacts in Ankara. The same news also claimed that Dinar Mayor Veysel Topçu and Evciler Mayor Berrin Uğurlu applied to switch to the AK Party after resigning from the CHP.

GÜRKAN HACIR: I RECEIVED INFORMATION TOO, CONFIRMED

Journalist Gürkan Hacır, speaking on the Taksim Square program aired on TGRT News, announced that he received information regarding the claims. Hacır stated, "Sinan Burhan wrote to me, 'Burcu Köksal is switching to the AK Party. This is confirmed information.'" Hacır also mentioned that Burhan said this information was confirmed by sources in Afyon.

"BURCU KÖKSAL TURNED OFF HER PHONE"

Journalist Barış Yarkadaş shared a striking detail regarding the development. Yarkadaş stated, "Burcu Köksal, who is claimed to be switching to the AK Party, has currently turned off her phone." Yarkadaş also expressed that the CHP Headquarters is considering Çağatay Güç for the İzmir Provincial Presidency and that Güç has announced his candidacy.

"I WAS KICKED OUT THE DOOR, I ENTERED THROUGH THE WINDOW"

Transfer claims regarding Köksal had also emerged two months ago. In a statement made at that time regarding the claims, she said, "I am a child of the Republican People's Party founded by Atatürk. I am a nationalist of Atatürk; I am a Republican People's Party member who is so devoted to his state, homeland, nation, and flag that he would give his life for them. If there is no longer a space to do politics within the party, I will still open a new space in this party. In the past, I was kicked out the door, I entered through the window; if necessary, I will enter through the window again. The rest is trivial."