Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş visited the stands at the venue and answered journalists’ questions following the opening of the 29th International Beypazarı Festival. Yavaş said the festival was important not only for trade but also for passing on local culture to future generations. Stating that promoting Beypazarı cuisine helped preserve the culture and develop trade, Yavaş said they took care to use the term “dolma” instead of “yaprak sarması” and to preserve traditional ingredients. Asked about some district mayors also resigning following his resignation from CHP, Yavaş said there was no election and that he was continuing in office. Yavaş said the media was overlooking poverty and the situation of retirees while focusing on controversies, adding that they provided regular support to nearly 77 thousand retirees and that their priorities were people’s livelihoods and services in Ankara.
Background
Mansur is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we published a news report mentioning this name in the last 90 days; that article is dated September 10, 2026.