Tuncay Mollaveisoğlu announces: CHP's Eskişehir candidate has been determined
While it was speculated that the CHP would re-nominate incumbent Mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen for the March 31, 2024, local elections in Eskişehir, Tuncay Mollaveisoğlu revealed the surprise candidate in an announcement made on social media.
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As the March 31 local elections approach, the parties' mayoral candidates are beginning to become clear.
'BÜYÜKERŞEN' MEETING
There was curiosity regarding who the CHP's Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality candidate would be. Most recently, it was leaked to the public that Chairman Özgür Özel had traveled to Eskişehir to hold a surprise meeting with the incumbent Metropolitan Mayor Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen. The meeting was leaked to the public.
A SURPRISE NAME IN ESKİŞEHİR
12punto.com.tr columnist and journalist Tuncay Mollaveisoğlu stated in a post on his X account: "The CHP candidate for the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality has been determined... A short while ago, the CHP Chairman called Ayşe Ünlüce to congratulate her. Ayşe Ünlüce has been successfully serving as the Secretary General for the legendary mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen for a long time."
The CHP candidate for the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality has been determined... A short while ago, the CHP Chairman called @ayseunluce to congratulate her. Ayşe Ünlüce has been successfully serving as the Secretary General for the legendary mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen for a long time...
— Tuncay Mollaveisoğlu (@TMollaveisoglu) January 10, 2024
WHO IS AYŞE ÜNLÜCE?
Born in Eskişehir in 1970, Ayşe Ünlüce is a graduate of the Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Law. Having served as a judge for a period, Ünlüce was appointed as the 1st Legal Counsel to the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality in 2016 and has been serving as the Secretary General since 2018.