The wedding ceremony of former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s son Mehmet Davutoğlu was held at the Haliç Congress Center. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who had been invited, did not attend the ceremony, while figures including Özgür Özel, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Bülent Arınç, Ali Babacan and Mahmut Arıkan were present.
Bülent Arınç said he had supported Ahmet Davutoğlu by comparing his giving a statement at the invitation of a prosecutor with another politician’s stance. The ceremony was also attended by the mothers of Gaza and Srebrenica, Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew and foreign delegations.
Why it matters
The wedding ceremony is not limited to a family event, as figures from different political currents appeared on the same public platform. The profile of those attending offers a glimpse into how Ahmet Davutoğlu’s political position is viewed by different actors, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s absence from the ceremony adds another dimension to this picture. Bülent Arınç’s support regarding Davutoğlu’s process of giving a statement links the ceremony to ongoing political debates and brings the comparison with Melih Gökçek back onto the agenda. The presence of the mothers of Gaza and Srebrenica, Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew and foreign delegations shows that the gathering encompassed different areas of social and international representation beyond the political sphere. The question that remains is not whether these contacts will turn into a lasting political rapprochement, but how significant they are in terms of the existing relationships.
Background
Gökçek is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 3 reports mentioning this name in the last 90 days; the most recent was dated September 8, 2026.