Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay joined Erdoğan’s AKP on Oct. 7, 2026, giving the ruling party the mayoralty of Turkey’s third-largest city, a seat it had never won at the ballot box.

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Cemil Tugay

Turkish physician and statesperson (born 1967)

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İzmir Mayor Joins AKP, Shifting Mayoral Control

Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay joined Erdoğan’s AKP on Oct. 7, 2026, giving the ruling party the mayoralty of Turkey’s third-largest city, a seat it had never won at the ballot box.

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About Cemil Tugay

Cemil Tugay is a Turkish medical surgeon and politician who served as the 26th Mayor of Izmir City since April 2024. A former member of the social democratic Republican People's Party since 2010 until 2026, when elected he succeeded Tunç Soyer from the same political background.

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Occupation: physician, politician
Position held: mayor of İzmir
Citizenship: Turkey
Born: June 13, 1967
Website: https://www.cemiltugay.com

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