He had made headlines with a lavish wedding: AKP Gaziantep Provincial Chair resigns

Çetin, who lost his wife and son in the February 6 earthquakes, had recently remarried. High-ranking AKP officials attended Çetin's wedding. Çetin's lavish wedding had also sparked reactions on social media. 

Provincial Chair Çetin, who was at the center of the controversy, announced today in a post on his social media account that he has resigned from his post. The resignation letter shared by Çetin included the following sentences:

“My dear fellow citizens of Gaziantep, as of today, I have requested to be relieved of my duties as the AKP Gaziantep Provincial Chair, a position I have held since 06.07.2023, from our Headquarters.

I would like to express my gratitude to our President, who gave me the opportunity to serve our veteran city, and to our Organization Chair, Mr. Erkan Kandemir, and my team.

I thank our colleagues with whom we walked shoulder to shoulder during this difficult process, our deputies who provided support, and our organization members at all levels with whom we worked. I would like to state that I will never allow my family and my party to be tarnished by the ugly campaign carried out through me.”

News Source: 12punto