AKP's Büyükgümüş announced his party's membership count, Tanju Özcan responded: It won't change the result
AKP Deputy Chairman and Head of Organization Ahmet Büyükgümüş shared a post on his social media account regarding the statement from the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation concerning the membership counts of political parties. Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan reacted to the announced membership count by saying, 'It won't change the result.'
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Büyükgümüş madea statementin the statement "The AK Party's membership counthas reached 11 million 543 thousand 301. Thispowerful picture, under the leadership of our PresidentErdoğan, is beingcarriedoutis a clearindication of thetrust the nationhas in ourapproach to politics," he said.
The Courtof Cassation'sstatementAccording to the official data announced,the number of AKP membersincreased by 664,568, reaching 11,543,301, Büyükgümüş stated,Büyükgümüş wrotethe following expressions.:
"This strong picture is a reflection of the trust our nation has in the political approach we have pursued under the leadership of our Chairman and President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Our political approach is based on the trust of our nationis a clear indicator of trust. The AK Party is a great family that has united around this leadership and is marching with belief toward the Century of Turkey goals. We are grateful to all our organization members who make this great family grow larger every day, and to every fellow traveler who has joined our AK Party family. heartfeltthankyou."
TANJU ÖZCAN'S REACTION TO THE ANNOUNCED FIGURESSTRATEGY APPROACH
Bolu Mayor BoluMayor Tanju Özcan, responding to AKP Deputy Chairman and Head of Organization Ahmet Büyükgümüş,saidonhis social media accounthe madea statementregardingthefigures announced will notchangethefinaloutcome.in theface of this, hereacted.
The number of memberselection results and that it had no effect on themsaying this,Özcanused thefollowing expressions:saying:
"These figures shouldn't fool anyone. The AKP could only secure the votes of 2/3 of its registered members in Bolu during the March 31, 2024 elections.
When I was a candidateWhile the CHP received 17 timesmore votes than its membership count.
The ruling party is trying to manage perceptionthrough numbers.
However, this is not enough for them; the reality that they will loseremains.nor does it change the outcome.
If 1 out of every 5voters is an AKP member, then I challenge you, let's see."
These figures should not deceive anyone. In the March 31, 2024 elections, the AKP was only able to secure votes from two-thirds of its registered members in Bolu.
— Tanju ÖZCAN (@tanjuozcanchp) January 2, 2026
As for the CHP, which I was a candidate for, it received 17 times more votes than its number of members.
The ruling party is trying to manage public perception through numbers.
But this is not enough for them;… pic.twitter.com/JcwaHp2fG3