Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Bozbey responds to claims of switching to AKP with a video: 'The people of Bursa know us well'
Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Bozbey denied claims that he would join the AKP with a video statement. Bozbey stated, "We are at our post, our only agenda is to serve Bursa."
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Following Aydın Metropolitan Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu, it was alleged that two more CHP mayors would switch to the AKP.
According to the report by Merve Kılıç from Cumhuriyet, these two names were said to be Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Bozbey and Kütahya Mayor Eyüp Kahveci.
BOZBEY DENIED
Bozbey made a video statement on his X account. Bozbey said, "I do not even take into account the claims spread by individuals and sources of unknown origin on social media. These claims can have only one purpose. While we are at our post producing projects and desiring to see our citizens smile, they are, on the contrary, chasing other things" he stated.
The notable parts of the statement shared by Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Bozbey with the note "The people of Bursa know us well. Our only agenda is to serve Bursa" are as follows:
"Of course, we are at our post. We are serving Bursa with all our strength and we will continue to serve. Since the day we took office, we have implemented many important projects that add value to our city and touch the lives of the people of Bursa, and we continue to do so.
We are providing these services to the people of Bursa in a participatory, transparent manner, and especially without marginalizing anyone. We are also continuously continuing our work for even greater projects.
I do not even take into account the claims spread by individuals and sources of unknown origin on social media. These claims can have only one purpose.
While we are at our post producing projects and desiring to see our citizens smile, they are, on the contrary, chasing other things.
Bursa gave us approval a year and a half ago, and they trusted us to fulfill the demands of the people of Bursa and to serve them, and in line with this trust, we are continuing this mandate in the way they want and desire.
We will continue to serve Bursa and solve the problems of the people of Bursa. We will do this while being transparent, fair, and without marginalizing anyone.
Because we love the people of Bursa. The people of Bursa know Mustafa Bozbey well. The people of Bursa know very well what kind of personality and identity Mustafa Bozbey has. That is why I love the people of Bursa. The people of Bursa have bonded. Bursa has integrated. No one will ever be able to break this integration, this bonding, this unity."
On the other hand, according to the report by Oğuz Ok from Odatv, Kütahya Metropolitan Municipality sources also clearly denied the news that Eyüp Kahveci would join the AKP.
The people of Bursa know us well.
— Mustafa Bozbey (@mustafabozbey) August 19, 2025
Our only agenda is to serve Bursa. pic.twitter.com/YVisu8kTdp