Turkey: Izmir Mayor Changes to Erdoğan's AKP
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For years, the opposition party CHP ruled in the Turkish Izmir. But corruption accusations and arrests put her on hold. Mayor Tugay only quit the party - and now changes to Erdoğan's AKP.
CHP Group Chairman Faik Öztrak reacted to the accession of İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay to the AK Party and used the words “The will of Izmirites passed to the AK Party, ignoring the will of Izmiris”.
Following İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's defection to the AK Party, a series of harsh statements came from the CHP leadership. CHP Group Chairman Öztrak and the Deputy Group Chairmen called for Tugay's resignation and also sharply criticized the party leadership at the time that handled the candidate selection process.
Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), reacted to İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's defection from the CHP to the AK Party. Stating that this move cannot be explained as a "personal choice," Okuyan called for Tugay to be forced to resign.
CHP Deputy Group Chairman Rahmi Aşkın Türeli reacted to İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's defection to the AK Party, calling for his resignation. Türeli stated that Tugay "cannot take the will of the people of İzmir with him," demanding that he return the trust placed in him by the people of İzmir.
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