Muğla Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Aras's announcement that he has resigned from his CHP membership and will continue his mayoral duties as an independent has sparked debate in political circles. Following the decision, journalist Sinan Burhan, who is close to the government, claimed that Aras would join the AKP.
In a statement on October 16, Aras announced his decision to resign from his CHP membership, citing that the political debates surrounding him were overshadowing municipal services.
In his statement, Aras said, "My side is Muğla," and indicated that he would continue to work in the best interests of the city.
SİNAN BURHAN: ARAS WILL JOIN THE AK PARTY AFTER A WHILE
Sharing details from a meeting he held with figures close to the AKP, Sinan Burhan said that Aras would join the AKP after 'a while'.
Speaking on Tv100, Burhan's statements are as follows:
"I foresee that Muğla Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Aras will join the AK Party.
As a result of the discussions I have had, I think this transition will take place after some time, even if not from today to tomorrow.
Furthermore, when we speak with some figures from AK Party circles, there are those who say that he is not a distant figure to them in terms of his past political career, political line, and worldview."
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Three days before his resignation announcement, in an assessment on October 13, Aras had said that he had no intention of joining another political party. Emphasizing that the will of the voters should be respected, Aras had expressed that he did not find it right to join a political party that he had been a rival to in the election.
AKP'S YALÇIN HAD ANNOUNCED ANOTHER MAYOR WOULD JOIN
AKP Deputy Chairman Hasan Basri Yalçın had announced that another metropolitan mayor would join their party. Without naming names, Yalçın had said that the accession would take place in a short time.
News Source: 12punto
