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Türkiye's Ruling AK Party Expands as New Mayors, Council Members Join

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Six municipal council members from Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Istanbul’s Ataşehir district joined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Par...

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Six council members from the CHP group in the Ataşehir Municipal Council have joined the AKP. Among those who switched parties is Oğuz Sarul, who is also a member of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council, and the council's composition has changed.

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Breaking news - A notable defection from the CHP to the AK Party has occurred in Ataşehir. Six CHP members of the Ataşehir Municipal Council, including one Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council member, have joined the AK Party. The names of those who switched to the AK Party are Oğuz Sarul, Sinan Emrah Yıldırım, Fatih Evliyaoğlu, Abdullah Aslan, and Cengiz Kayayurt...

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It has been learned that Oğuz Sarul, a CHP council member of both the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Ataşehir Municipality, and 5 other CHP members in the district municipality have switched to the AKP.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Six members of the Ataşehir Municipal Council who were serving on the CHP (Republican People's Party) side joined the AK Party (Justice and Development Party) at a program organized by the AK Party Ataşehir District Presidency; the new members were presented with their badges.

·Türkiye
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Oğuz Sarul, Sinan Emrah Yıldırım, Fatih Evliyaoğlu, Abdullah Aslan, Cengiz Kayayurt, and Mehmet Alver, who served on the CHP side of the Ataşehir Municipal Council, have joined the AK Party.

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Haberler broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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