Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has officially denied claims that Mayor Mansur Yavaş intends to join another political party. Speculation about a party switch has followed the mayor for some time, and the municipality answered it with a direct statement. The statement said the claims do not reflect reality. It also quoted Yavaş's own words on the matter, that faithfulness to the will of the electorate is the honour of politics. The mayor, who has run the capital since 2019 and won a second term in 2024, is frequently mentioned in Turkish political chatter about larger ambitions. For now, the official position leaves no doubt about where he says he stands.