He had switched to the AKP after being elected from the İYİ Party: He was not renominated
Kürşat Engin Özcan, who joined the AKP after being elected Mayor of Nazilli from the İYİ Party and who shared a photo with Erdoğan after an investigation into 'tender irregularities' was launched against him, was not renominated.
The mayoral candidates nominated by the AKP and the People's Alliance for the 12 districts of Aydın for the local elections to be held on March 31 have been announced. There was a surprise regarding Nazilli on the list.
HE HAD BEEN ELECTED MAYOR FROM THE İYİ PARTY
Kürşat Engin Özcan, who was elected Mayor of Nazilli from the İYİ Party as the candidate of the Nation Alliance in the March 30, 2019 local elections, had switched to the AKP in November 2022. President Tayyip Erdoğan had pinned the party badge on Özcan at the TBMM Group Meeting.
Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu had also reacted to Özcan, stating, 'I do not grant him my blessing.'
HE HAD SHARED HIS PHOTO WITH ERDOĞAN
Following the decision by Minister of Interior Yerlikaya to grant permission for an investigation into 'tender irregularities' concerning him, Kürşat Engin Özcan met with President Erdoğan and published a photo taken together on his social media account.
News Source: 12punto
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