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Cemil Tugay Joined the AKP, and the First Statement From the NEW Party Came: 'He Should Change His Face with Plastic Surgery; He Can't Walk the Streets of Izmir with that Face!'

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Ali Mahir Başarır, the Deputy Group Leader of the NEW Party, spoke for the first time today about İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, who officially donned the AKP badge. Başarır said, "I have only one suggestion for him. You know he's a plastic surgeon. He should first have a procedure done on himself, change his face. Because he can't walk the streets of İzmir with that face."

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Cemil Tugay, Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, who joined AKP in a ceremony held today at AKP Headquarters, started following President Erdogan's social media accounts before the ceremony. After the ceremony, the brigade followed the leader of the NEW Party, Özgür Özgür Özel.

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Ali Mahir Başarır, the Deputy Group Leader of the NEW Party, spoke for the first time today about İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, who officially donned the AKP badge. Başarır said, "I have only one suggestion for him. You know he's a plastic surgeon. He should first have a procedure done on himself, change his face. Because he can't walk the streets of İzmir with that face."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Ali Mahir Başarır, Deputy Group Chairman of the NEW Party and Member of Parliament for Mersin, held a press conference in the Turkish Grand National Assembly regarding current issues. In his speech, Başarır touched upon the fund crisis, stating: "Of course, we will begin with the fund crisis, this tragedy. We started our parliamentary work yesterday for the first time. The primary duty of this Parliament is to solve and investigate the most fund…

Ali Mahir Başarır, the Deputy Group Leader of the New Party, found İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay's joining the AK Party "shameful." Başarır told Tugay to "first do something about himself, change his face," adding that he wouldn't be able to walk the streets of İzmir with that face.

Key Party leader Yavuz Ağıralioğlu criticized Cemil Tugay's joining the AK Party, saying, "It is a disrespect to the voters, the ballot box, and democracy."

Ali Mahir Başarır, Deputy Group Chairman of the NEW Party, made statements regarding Cemil Tugay's defection to the AK Party. Başarır said, "He cannot walk the streets of İzmir with that face."

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elipshaber.com broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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