Tugay's visit to Ankara and the possibility of Izmir municipalities' transition to the AK Party were discussed.

Journalist Zafer Şahin said, "Actually, it was heard about Cemil Tugay's visit to Ankara that day, on Wednesday, at noon. The request for an appointment to President Erdoğan comes from Cemil Tugay. He wants to have a private meeting. If you remember, there was a photo given by Mansur Yavaş, there was a photo with the President in the Social Complex on September 9. I think he wants to give a similar photo, just like Mansur Yavaş. That is, a photo without any other politicians." "Of course, after this meeting, I also met with the AK Party Izmir deputies. Let me put it this way; the transition decision was already clear. There is this: Izmir has chronic problems, there is no need to explain it in detail. There are serious problems, especially regarding transportation, traffic and infrastructure. His meeting with the Minister of Transport, Mr. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, on the same day was another sign that the transition was completed."

PARTICIPATION IS ALSO EXPECTED FROM DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES

Giving backstage information about whether other district municipalities in Izmir will make the transition, Journalist Zafer Şahin said, "Will other municipalities pass? Yes, some say 6 municipalities, some name 3 municipalities, but the possibility of passing, which we can call more provincial districts, that is, districts outside the metropolis, such as Bergama, Tire, Bayındır, etc. There is something like this, for example, the Mayor of Bergama was a candidate for parliament from the AK Party in the previous election. He later returned. "The mayor was elected from CHP. He was already in the AK Party in Bergama in the previous term. Again, Bayındır was in the AK Party in the recent period."

Journalist Zafer Şahin continued: "Tire has always traditionally been a place where the centre-right, DYP and ANAP lines are influential. Therefore, I think the probability of the provincial districts of Izmir joining the AK Party after Cemil Tugay is extremely high. And a final word; there is such an environment right now that, for example, what surprised me the most was Çiğli's recent joining of the AK Party. As you know, Çiğli is a metropolitan district and the CHP is a member of the AK Party." "It is a place where it is very strong," he said.