Clear response from İzmit Mayor to AKP allegations
İzmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet has denied allegations that she would switch to the AKP. Stating that the claims in question stemmed from a slip of the tongue, Hürriyet said, "İzmit isn't even a metropolitan municipality; I don't even take it seriously."
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In the context of political transfer rumors that have come to the fore in recent days, the name of İzmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet has also emerged. TGRT Ankara Representative Fatih Atik's statement during a live broadcast that contacts were ongoing with certain metropolitan and district mayors drew public attention.
Following Fatih Atik's statement that one of the districts contacted was İzmit, all eyes turned to İzmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet. After this announcement, allegations were made that Hürriyet would switch to the AKP.
STATEMENT FROM HÜRRİYET
According to a report by the Kocaeli newspaper, Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet made a statement regarding the allegations in question. Hürriyet stated that the claims did not reflect the truth and gave a clear response to the public.
"IT STEMS FROM A SLIP OF THE TONGUE"
Hürriyet said that the allegations arose from a slip of the tongue during a reference to the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. She included the following remarks in her statement:
"It is an allegation put forward because he said 'İzmit Metropolitan' due to a slip of the tongue instead of İzmir Metropolitan. İzmit isn't even a metropolitan municipality. I don't even take it seriously."