Politics · Turkey · 8 hrs ago
AK Party official says Erdoğan will seek re-election in 2028
AK Party official Eyyüp Kadir İnan addressed party members in İzmir at a local advisory meeting.
İnan, who is the party’s general secretary and a member of parliament for İzmir, said the party aims to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2028.
Turkey’s next presidential election is due in 2028, and İnan urged the party’s local organisation to work together ahead of the vote.
He said the party would answer its critics at the ballot box.
In remarks also aimed at opposition leader Özgür Özel, İnan said İzmir had become a stronghold for the AK Party and its alliance, a claim he made about the city’s political shift.
The next step he set out was campaigning for the 2028 election; the text gives no further timetable.
AK Party Secretary-General Eyyüp Kadir İnan said the party would re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2028 with a record vote.
İnan made the remarks at an AK Party Buca district consultation meeting.
He said the party would answer those targeting it at the ballot box.
He also urged political parties to put İzmir’s interests first.
- Who
- AK Party Secretary-General Eyyüp Kadir İnan.
- What
- He said the party would re-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2028 with a record vote.
- When
- At an AK Party Buca district consultation meeting; the article was published on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- Buca, İzmir, Turkey.
- Why
- He said the party would respond at the ballot box to those targeting it.
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- Speaker
- Eyyüp Kadir İnan
- Party
- AK Party
- Election year
- 2028
- Meeting
- AK Party Buca district consultation meeting
- Published
- October 23, 2026
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We will re-elect our president in 2028 with a record vote!
We will give those conducting fifth-column activities the answer they deserve at the ballot box!