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Oct 7, 2026 at 7:08 AM ET
Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay Joins Turkey’s Ruling AKP
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Wednesday, receiving his party badge at an AKP parliamentary group meeting. Elected in 2024 as a candidate of the opposition CHP, Tugay’s move gives the AKP the mayoralty of Turkey’s third-largest city, which it has never won in an election.
WHO: Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay
WHAT: Joined President Erdogan’s ruling AKP.
WHEN: Oct 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM ET
WHERE: Izmir, Turkey
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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