As discussions regarding potential presidential candidacies continue in Turkish politics, notable backstage information has emerged concerning Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş.
In his assessment during a TV100 broadcast, journalist Sinan Burhan claimed that a consensus has formed around the name of Yavaş within nationalist parties such as the İYİ Party, the Victory Party (Zafer Partisi), the Key Party (Anahtar Parti), the Blessed Party (Kutlu Parti), and the National Path Party (Milli Yol Partisi). Burhan specifically noted that he excluded the MHP and the BBP from this assessment.
According to the claim, this support is being discussed not as direct support for a candidacy within the current system, but rather as a formula tied to the process of transitioning to a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.
Mr. Mansur is also saying it; they say if the system is changed, if there is a transition to a semi-presidential or parliamentary system, he would be a candidate during this transition process, and we would provide support.
Burhan argued that there is a view within these nationalist parties that the current system fails to produce solutions to problems. For this reason, he conveyed that it is being stated that Yavaş could be supported if he takes on a "pioneering" role in the search for a new system.
Burhan also added that he had not previously heard such a clear expression of support on this matter from Key Party (Anahtar Parti) Chairman Yavuz Ağıralioğlu.
News Source: 12punto
