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Sinop Mayor visits family of arrested Bolu Mayor, voices support
🇹🇷 Turkey /Crime & Justice

Sinop Mayor visits family of arrested Bolu Mayor, voices support

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sinop Mayor Metin Gürbüz visited the family of Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan following his arrest.
  • Gürbüz expressed solidarity, stating that Özcan's only "crime" was serving Bolu and that public opinion does not support the accusations against him.
  • Tanju Özcan's mother expressed how much she misses her son, becoming emotional during the visit.

Sinop Mayor Metin Gürbüz visited the family of Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, showing support following Özcan's arrest. Gürbüz was accompanied by his wife, Özlem Gürbüz, and met with Tanju Özcan's mother, Emine Özcan, father, Galip Özcan, and wife, Meral Özcan.

During the visit, which Gürbüz described as being for "solidarity, support, and unity," he stated, "We stand by our President Tanju and his family. Our President Tanju's only "crime" is serving Bolu. Everyone in Turkey knows the President's excitement for serving Bolu."

We stand by our President Tanju and his family. Our President Tanju's only "crime" is serving Bolu. Everyone in Turkey knows the President's excitement for serving Bolu.

— Metin GürbüzSinop Mayor Metin Gürbüz expressed his support for the arrested Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan.

Gürbüz added, "The allegations that our President is guilty have not found traction in public opinion. We wholeheartedly believe in his innocence."

Emine Özcan, Tanju Özcan's mother, expressed how much she missed her son during the emotional meeting. She was observed hugging Metin Gürbüz's wife, Özlem Gürbüz, for an extended period, visibly distressed.

The allegations that our President is guilty have not found traction in public opinion. We wholeheartedly believe in his innocence.

— Metin GürbüzSinop Mayor Metin Gürbüz commented on the public's perception of the accusations against Tanju Özcan.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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