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title: "Public gathering held in Foça against mayor's switch to AKP"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-19-public-gathering-held-foca-against-mayor/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-19
updated: 2026-09-19T17:12:14.400Z
category: politics
sources: 5
agreement: single-source
---

# Public gathering held in Foça against mayor's switch to AKP

Reacting to Foça Mayor Saniye Fıçı, elected from CHP in the 2024 local elections, resigning and joining the AK Party (AKP), citizens gathered in the square upon a call by the "Foça Defends Its Democratic Will Initiative" and called for her resignation.

## Who is in this story

- [Saniye Fıçı](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/saniye-fici/) — People
- [CHP](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/chp/) — Parties
- [AKP](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ak-parti/) — Parties
- [Foça](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/foca/) — Places
- [Evrensel](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/evrensel/) — Media
- [Cumhuriyet](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/cumhuriyet/) — Media

## News sources

- [Foça halk buluşmasında “Saniye Fıçı istifa” sloganları yükseldi](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6001219/foca-halk-bulusmasinda-saniye-fici-istifa-sloganlari-yukseldi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Foça’da Saniye Fıçı’ya tepki: ‘Oylarımızı alıp irademizi saraya teslim etti’](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/foca-da-saniye-fici-ya-tepki-oylarimizi-alip-irademizi-saraya-teslim-etti-2539093) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Tepkilerin ardı arası kesilmiyor! Foça'da AKP'ye geçen Fıçı için yeniden istifa sesleri yükseldi!](https://halktv.com.tr/siyaset/tepkilerin-ardi-arasi-kesilmiyor-focada-akpye-gecen-fici-icin-yeniden-istifa-sesleri-yukseldi-1056122h) — Halk TV (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [Foça’da AKP'ye katılan Fıçı’ya tepki: “Oylarımızı alıp irademizi saraya teslim etti”](https://www.birgun.net/haber/focada-akp-ye-katilan-ficiya-tepki-oylarimizi-alip-irademizi-saraya-teslim-etti-735733) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-19
- [AK Parti’ye geçen Saniye Bora Fıçı’ya kırmızı kart: Foça “İstifa Saniye” sesleriyle inledi](https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com/ak-partiye-gecen-saniye-bora-ficiya-kirmizi-kart-foca-istifa-saniye-sesleriyle-inledi-1073453h.htm) — Yeniçağ (opposition) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-19-foca-belediye-baskaninin-akp-gecisine-karsi/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-19-public-gathering-held-foca-against-mayor/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-19-foche-proshla-narodnaya-aktsiya-protesta-protiv/

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