Ahmet Aras Responds Forcefully to Allegations of a “Party Switch”
Ahmet Aras, Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, responded strongly to a report on the website Bodrum Sıcak Haber claiming that he had held talks about joining the AK Party.
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The report claimed that Aras had requested a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through two businesspeople known to be close to the president. According to the allegations, Aras was awaiting the outcome of these contacts.
However, Ahmet Aras categorically denied these allegations in a statement posted on his social media account. Aras stated, “Despite my having clearly shared my views yesterday regarding my departure from the political party, the publication of such a false report today is incompatible with reason and honesty.”
Aras also had harsh words for the owner of Bodrum Sıcak Haber, saying, “Reveal to the public the names of the businesspeople you claim to have acted as an intermediary for. Such an allegation must be proven; otherwise, the matter belongs in court.”
The Metropolitan Mayor reiterated that the report in question was baseless, stating, “The claim that I requested a meeting to switch to another party is a lie.”
