She had kissed Erdoğan's hand and received pocket money: New role for Seda Sarıbaş in the AKP
AKP Aydın MP Seda Sarıbaş, who had previously kissed the hand of AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and received pocket money from him, has been appointed as the Deputy Head of R&D for the party.
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Appointments continue within the AKP following the conclusion of its congress process.
AKP Aydın MP Seda Sarıbaş has been appointed by the Headquarters as the Deputy Head of R&D.
Following the appointment, Sarıbaş shared the following statement on her X account:
"With the approval of our President and the discretion of our Head of R&D and Education, Mustafa Şen, I have been re-elected to the position of unit deputy head. I would like to express my gratitude to our President, primarily, for deeming us worthy of this duty, and to our Head of R&D and Education, Mr. Mustafa Şen.
On this occasion, I wish the best of luck to my other colleagues who have been elected as deputy heads."
Sn. Cumhurbaşkanımızın tensipleri, Ar-Ge ve Eğitim Başkanımız Mustafa Şen’in takdirleriyle birim başkan yardımcılığı görevine yeniden seçilmiş bulunmaktayım.
— Seda Sarıbaş (@SedaSaribas09) March 17, 2025
Bu görevi bizlere layık gören başta Sn. Cumhurbaşkanımız olmak üzere, Ar-Ge ve Eğitim Başkanımız Sn. Mustafa Şen’e… pic.twitter.com/qAeeBi7FHP
SHE HAD KISSED ERDOĞAN'S HAND AND RECEIVED POCKET MONEY
At the AKP Aydın Provincial Congress in January, Sarıbaş had kissed the hand of AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and received 200 TL in pocket money. Those images were a topic of conversation for a long time.
WHO IS SEDA SARIBAŞ?
Born and raised in Istanbul, with roots in Trabzon on her mother's side and Adana on her father's side, Seda Sarıbaş won the title of Miss Turkey in the 2006 Miss Turkey Beauty Pageant.
Stepping into the business world after her modeling career, Sarıbaş continued her education and graduated from the Department of Labor Economics at Anadolu University. She later completed a master's degree in sociology.
Interested in politics, Sarıbaş served as an AKP member of the Aydın Metropolitan Municipality Council between 2014 and 2018. She also served as the AKP Aydın Provincial Women's Branch President between 2016 and 2018.
Married to Didim-based businessman Sedat Sarıbaş, Seda Sarıbaş settled in Didim and operated a gas station with her husband for a period.