Discomfort with Murat Kurum in AKP corridors! 'His candidacy failed to create excitement'

With only a few days left until the March 31 elections, a striking claim has been made regarding the People's Alliance's Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) mayoral candidate Murat Kurum.

According to a report by Cumhuriyet; it has been learned that Kurum is experiencing problems with the AKP Istanbul Provincial Organization. According to information obtained from AKP corridors, it is alleged that Murat Kurum has failed to create excitement within the party organization and the public since the moment his candidacy was announced, and that there is a lack of harmony between him and the party organization.

IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has called him an 'amateur candidate,' and Kurum, whose election campaign is considered insufficient, also frequently makes headlines with his gaffes. It is claimed that the AKP Istanbul Provincial Organization has lost confidence in Kurum.

It has been learned that in AKP corridors, people are saying, "President Erdoğan should take to the field and hold rallies. He needs to mobilize the AKP organizations." It is stated that within Kurum's team, there is a belief that "the organizations are in a state of serious weakness, everyone is acting according to their own interests, and Erdoğan taking to the field would be to Kurum's disadvantage."

On the other hand, it has been reported that many AKP politicians are trying to direct Murat Kurum, which is causing a negative effect from his perspective.

HIS PSYCHOLOGY HAS BEEN AFFECTED

According to the claim, comments are being made in AKP corridors such as: "Murat Kurum presented IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's projects as his own election promises. İmamoğlu described Kurum as an 'amateur candidate' due to his remarks. Frequently making headlines with his gaffes has also affected him psychologically. Now, whenever Kurum takes a microphone in his hand or one is extended to him, he is in a state of anxiety, wondering 'will I make another gaffe?'"

News Source: 12punto