In Kocaeli, a controversy erupted at a council meeting of the AKP-controlled Çayırova Municipality over the rental of a space for 18,000 TL, compared to comparable rental rates of around 150,000 TL, and the alleged unlicensed cafe. YENİ Party council member Diren Eroğlu claimed that the wife of Deputy Mayor Sadettin Arıkboğa had a partnership in the business, an accusation Arıkboğa denied.
In Kocaeli, a controversy erupted at a council meeting of the AKP-controlled Çayırova Municipality over the rental of a space for 18,000 TL, compared to comparable rental rates of around 150,000 TL, and the alleged unlicensed cafe. YENİ Party council member Diren Eroğlu claimed that the wife of Deputy Mayor Sadettin Arıkboğa had a partnership in the business, an accusation Arıkboğa denied.