AK Party Ağrı Mayor Candidate M. Salih Aydın Became

The AK Party's candidate promotion meeting, which was planned to be held on Sunday but was postponed due to the martyrdom of 9 soldiers in the conflict with the treacherous terrorist organization PKK in Operation Claw Lock, took place at the ATO Congresium Congress and Exhibition Center in Ankara.

President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan In his statement here, he said, “On January 7, we shared our 26 metropolitan and provincial mayor candidates in Istanbul. Today, we are announcing the remaining metropolitan cities and our provincial mayor candidates. "Thus, we have announced our candidate for all metropolitan and provincial mayors, except for the 7 provinces in which we will support the candidates of our partner in the People's Alliance, MHP," he said.

Erdoğan also said that the district candidates will be introduced starting from Istanbul on Saturday.

Who is Mehmet Salih Aydin?

Lawyer Mehmet Salih Aydın, who announced his candidacy for the AK Party for Ağrı Mayor, draws attention not only as a lawyer and politician, but also as a democrat and sensitive to social events and values.

Mehmet Salih Aydın, who was born in Ağrı Center on 01.01.1977, is married and the father of four children. Aydın, who started his primary education at Ağrı 15 Nisan Primary School, completed his high school education at Ağrı İmam Hatip High School.

Aydın, who successfully completed his undergraduate education at Ankara University Faculty of Law, which was an important turning point in his educational life, built his knowledge and experience in the field of law on this foundation. He completed his master's degree in the field of Occupational Health and Safety and stood out with his expertise in this field.

Aydın, who started his legal career in 2000, became an important legal actor in his region by practicing as a freelance lawyer for many years. During this period, he actively participated in legal issues at the regional level by serving as the Ağrı Delegate of the Turkish Bar Association between 2012 and 2018.

Aydın was elected as the President of Ağrı Bar Association between 2018-2022 and served as a very successful Bar Association President for 4 years. With his legal experience and leadership qualities, he showed an approach that sought solutions to Ağrı's legal problems.
Aydın, who also built an excellent service building for the Ağrı Bar Association, currently serves as an Alternate Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations and contributes to legal issues across the country.

Aydın, who served as the Platform President of the Ağrı Civil Society Platform between 2018 and 2023 in order to seek solutions to the problems of Ağrı, took an active role in the work for the social and economic development of the city.

Aydın, who served as the AK Party Ağrı Central District Chairman between 2006 and 2008, took on important duties as the representative of his party during this period. He contributed to the success of his party by taking an active role in the July 22, 2008 elections, when 5 deputies were elected in Ağrı province.