AKP Mayor dances at a wedding while Turkey mourns its martyrs
On the day 20 soldiers were martyred in a Turkish Armed Forces C-130 aircraft crash, AKP Eğirdir Mayor Mustafa Özer sparked outrage by sharing footage of himself dancing at a wedding.
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It has been reported that 20 soldiers were martyred when a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) C-130 cargo plane disintegrated in mid-air while returning to Turkey from Azerbaijan.
While a deep sense of mourning prevails across Turkey, a post by an AKP mayor has caused a backlash on social media.
DANCED AT A WEDDING, SHARED THE FOOTAGE
Footage of AKP Eğirdir Mayor Mustafa Özer attending a wedding and dancing on the same day as the martyrdom of the soldiers was published on social media. It was noted that Özer shared the entertainment footage from his own account.
In the footage shared by Mayor Özer, the caption read: “Merve & and Hamza Kara, we attended the couple's wedding and performed their marriage ceremony; I wish them a lifetime of happiness.”