Following Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş's announcement that he has left the CHP, it has been claimed that a series of resignations have taken place in the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council.
According to information reported by BirGün, 30 CHP members of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council have resigned from the party. It was stated that following these resignations, the number of CHP members in the Municipal Council has fallen from 41 to 11.
It is alleged that some of the council members who resigned will join the YENİ Party, while the majority will act according to Mansur Yavaş's future political stance.
Yavaş had announced in a statement on his social media account that he had resigned from the CHP and would continue his political path as an independent. In his statement, Yavaş also closed the door on claims that he would join the AKP, stating that he would proceed on an independent path.
DISTRICT MAYORS ALSO DEPARTED
Following Yavaş's decision, some district mayors in Ankara also announced that they had left the CHP. Among the mayors who resigned from the party are the following names:
- - Beypazarı Mayor Özer Kasap
- - Elmadağ Mayor Adem Barış Aşkın
- - Kalecik Mayor Satılmış Karakoç
- - Güdül Mayor Mehmet Doğanay
- - Ayaş Mayor İzzet Demircioğlu
- - Şereflikoçhisar Mayor Mustafa Koçak
- - Nallıhan Mayor Ertunç Güngör
- - Polatlı Mayor Mürsel Yıldızkaya
News Source: 12punto
