Here are the 7 mayors who joined the AKP
During the ceremony held in Ankara for the 25th anniversary of the AKP, 7 mayors who resigned from the CHP, the New Welfare Party (Yeniden Refah Partisi), and the DEM Party joined the party. President Erdoğan pinned the badges on the new members.
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The AKP, which suffered a defeat in the local elections on March 31, 2024, continues its transfers of mayors.
At a ceremony held in Ankara for the 25th anniversary of the AKP's founding, 7 mayors from 3 different parties officially joined the AKP.
AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the badges on the mayors who joined the party.
5 OF THE NEW TRANSFERS ARE FROM THE CHP
The 7 mayors in total who resigned from the CHP, the New Welfare Party, and the DEM Party are as follows:
Ankara Gölbaşı Mayor: Yakup Odabaşı
Ankara Kahramankazan Mayor: Selim Çırpanoğlu
Kütahya Domaniç Mayor: Engin Uysal
Tekirdağ Hayrabolu Mayor: Türker Başoğlu
Çanakkale Eceabat Mayor: Saim Zileli
THERE WERE ALSO JOINTS FROM THE DEM PARTY AND THE YRP
Among the mayors who joined the AKP were names who left different parties.
New Welfare Party – Kütahya Tavşanlı Mayor: Ali Kemal Derin
DEM Party – Şırnak İdil Mayor: Türkan Kayır
