Erdoğan’s meeting with Ankara mayor ‘only natural’: AKP spokesman
AKP spokesman Ömer Çelik (AA Photo)
Addressing political speculation surrounding Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş’s recent meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman called the talks “only natural” and focused solely on capital municipal projects.
“It is a perfectly natural meeting. Many mayors request appointments from our president, and he meets them at his own discretion, depending on the availability of his schedule,” AKP spokesman Ömer Çelik told reporters on Sept. 10.
The unexpected meeting between Erdoğan and Yavaş on Sept. 9 sparked a political debate, particularly among opposition parties. At the center of the debate was whether Yavaş, who is among the presidential candidates, would switch parties.
