Tension among journalists over '50 percent' and Mansur Yavaş: 'Don't be a sycophant, I will make you pay for this'

Journalists Gürbüz Evren and Melik Yiğitel clashed during a debate over whether Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş has been unsuccessful in his administration due to water outages in Ankara.

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Tension among journalists over '50 percent' and Mansur Yavaş: 'Don't be a sycophant, I will make you pay for this'

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The phrases 'don't be a sycophant' and 'I will make you pay for this' were the remarks that left their mark on the debate.

Tension among journalists over '50 percent' and Mansur Yavaş:
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