'Photo' claim in Beyoğlu Deputy Mayor election! Cem Küçük shared the footage: "They met with the AK Party and said, 'Save us from the CHP.'"
Following the arrest and suspension of Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney, an election for a deputy mayor was held, which was won by CHP candidate Sefer Karaahmetoğlu. Journalist Cem Küçük raised a controversial claim regarding the election.
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CEM KÜÇÜK: "PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GAMES THEY USED WERE REQUESTED"Küçük claimed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that CHP Beyoğlu Municipality Council members were forced to have their photos taken after voting in each round.
Küçük claimed that photographs were taken in every round despite warnings against taking photographs in the voting booth, and stated that CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik was the main actor in the process.
Küçük claimed that Çelik met with CHP council members one by one five times and pressured them not to vote in favor of the AK Party , adding, "Some council members were targeted by men."
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"THEY MET WITH THE AK PARTY AND SAID, 'SAVE US FROM THE CHP'"Küçük, who claimed that "five of the CHP council members even met with the AK Party and said, 'Save us from the CHP,'" also shared images of the voting moment.
Votes are being cast for the mayor to replace İnan Güney in the CHP-led Beyoğlu Municipality. Warnings are issued against taking photos in the voting booth, but they usurp the will of even their own council members and take photos at every turn.
Özgür Çelik met with the members of the parliament one by one five times… pic.twitter.com/gFhXbxAhuN
— Cem Küçük (@cemkucuk55) August 23, 2025
Here is Cem Küçük's post that created a buzz:
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