Politics · Turkey · 6 hrs ago
Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin Denies He Plans to Join AKP
Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin denied plans to join AKP after rumors spread online.
Yeğin was elected mayor in 2024 as a candidate for the CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party.
The rumors followed a funeral photo with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 16 October; the image was shared by an AKP Istanbul official.
Yeğin said the reports were not true and that he remained where he had promised to be on election night.
He was expelled from the CHP on 30 September 2026, leaving questions about his political future.
He said he would continue his political struggle, but did not announce any new party affiliation.
His next political steps remain unclear.
Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin denied social media claims that he plans to join the AKP.
He said the reports were not true and that he would continue his political struggle from where he began.
The claims arose after Yeğin appeared in a photograph with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a funeral on October 16.
The photograph was shared on social media by AKP Istanbul provincial chair Abdullah Özdemir.
Yeğin, who was elected in 2024 as a candidate for the CHP, was expelled from the party on September 30, 2026.
- Who
- Sancaktepe Mayor Alper Yeğin.
- What
- He denied claims that he plans to join the AKP.
- When
- He made the denial on October 18, 2026.
- Where
- In a statement on social media.
- Why
- The claims followed a photograph of him with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a funeral.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yeğin was expelled from the CHP.
Yeğin attended a funeral at Büyük Çamlıca Mosque and appeared in a photograph with Erdoğan.
Abdullah Özdemir shared the photograph on social media, after which claims that Yeğin would join the AKP emerged.
Yeğin denied the claims in a social media statement.
- Mayor
- Alper Yeğin
- Municipality
- Sancaktepe, Istanbul
- Election
- Elected in 2024 as the CHP candidate
- Party expulsion
- September 30, 2026
- Funeral photograph
- October 16, at Büyük Çamlıca Mosque
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What people are saying
No reports shared or discussed on social media platforms are true.
I am where I promised to be on the night of March 31.
I will continue my struggle from where I began and where I stand.
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31 Mart gecesi söz verdiğim yerdeyim. Sancaktepe Halkı her sürecin şahidi. Yılların mücadelesi, halkın iktidarı ile kararlılıkla yoluna devam ediyor. Sosyal medya platformlarında paylaşılan ve konuşulan hiçbir haber gerçek değildir. Ben kurulu bir düzeni bozmanın bedelini 2.5