Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay terminated his membership in ADD Karşıyaka Branch and made a statement on social media.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay responded to a user who criticized him on social media after terminating his membership in the Ataturkist Thought Association (ADD) Karşıyaka Branch.

Tugay resigned from CHP in June and began to serve as the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality independently.

Tugay met with AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex on September 30.

“NO ONE ASKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM ME”

After a social media user criticized his departure from ADD, Tugay explained the reason for his decision.

Tugay used the following statements:

"No one can erase the love and respect I have for Atatürk, and no one has asked for such a thing from me. How do you have wrong thoughts? It is just an association in Karşıyaka that I resigned from. I left because I could not participate in its activities and could not get along with its management."

“I HAVE BEEN THINKING OF LEAVING FOR A LONG TIME”

Stating that he had been thinking about leaving ADD membership for a long time, Tugay said that he carried out the transaction via e-Government:

"While I was thinking of leaving for a long time, I did this yesterday when I realized that it could be done through e-government. There are 4.5 million people in Izmir, and millions of them live with the love of Ataturk. So how many of them are members of this association? Should they be blamed, too?"

"MY DUTY IS TO ENSURE THAT THIS CITY'S MUNICIPAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE BEST WAY"

Tugay continued his statement, emphasizing his duty as mayor and using the following statements:

"I will repeat what I have said many times; My duty is to ensure that the municipal services of this city are provided in the best possible way. Failure to solve the problems of Izmir will be the greatest evil done to our city and our people. I will not do this evil to Izmir."