Yılmaz Büyükerşen

CHP mulls local governance overhaul following election success

Following its notable gains in the recent mayoral elections, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is reportedly poised to initiate a series of innovative practices aimed at enhancing local governance.

Local media indicates a comprehensive restructuring effort, including regular reporting mechanisms to municipalities under the party's administration.

Beeswax Museum in Istanbul

The Yılmaz Büyükerşen Beeswax Sculpture Museum, which has been visited by more than 1 million people in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir since it opened four years ago, is now in Istanbul. The museum, opened in the Özdilek Park Istanbul shopping mall in the Levent neighborhood, is home to over 100 beeswax sculptures.

Mayor of Turkey's Eskişehir escapes armed assault attempt

Yılmaz Büyükerşen, the mayor of the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, on July 29 escaped an attempted armed assault, a statement from his office read. The Eskişehir municipality said in a written statement that a group of shopkeepers drew gun on the mayor and attacked him. It said the attempt failed as locals immediately took cover of Büyükerşen.