Born in 2002, Çelik is set to make history as the youngest mayor in Turkey

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  1. Full story:

    The local election process in the districts and towns of Çanakkale was fiercely competitive. In Kalkım, a town connected to Yenice, Zeynep Çelik emerged as the new mayor according to unofficial results.

    Following the ballot counts in Kalkım, Çelik’s supporters began celebrating their victory. In Kalkım, where there are 1980 voters, independent candidate Zeynep Çelik received 900 votes, while the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) received 750 votes. At 22 years old, based on unofficial results, Zeynep Çelik has also earned the title of Turkey’s youngest female mayor.

    In a celebratory message on her social media account, Zeynep Çelik expressed her gratitude: “I sincerely thank you for not withholding your support throughout this journey of service we embarked on with our efforts and prayers. I commit to bringing deserving services to Kalkım and valuing our people every day of the next five years. This success belongs to all of us.”

    In an interview with a newspaper, Zeynep Çelik, now the youngest mayor in Turkey, shared: “Kalkım has many shortcomings. In the next five years, we plan to undertake a project at the pond in Kalkım. By creating sitting areas and building a fountain around the pond, we aim to enhance the area.

  5. she’s younger than me but i feel like a baby next to her. wish her best of luck

  6. I have a feeling she might have some “friends” with deep pockets

  10. Well, she has an Instagram post calling one of Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisors, Oktay Saral, her “uncle”. There is some controversy around her post now and I wouldn’t call her that much of an independent candidate if that’s true. Her father also couldn’t run for unknown reasons.

  11. I am young myself but I think you can be too young for political office. You need some life experience in my opinion. We simply had less time to absorb knowledge than older people.

    But let’s see.

  12. Bruh, we have a game with the same name (it was either chellik or chillik, forgor 💀) – it’s like baseball, but the ball is a stick (someone throws a stick and you hit it with a stick lmao)

  13. The next political heartthrobs, after Sanna Marin, Natalia Poklonskaya, Kim Yo Jong, Alina Kabaeva, Princess Leonor of Spain, and Kaja Kallas

  15. I was born in 2002, and honestly that’s too young to be mayor. Sorry, but I wouldn’t want to vote for someone under 30.

  17. Lmao She’s as old as I am.
    Is this what an ancient people called, growing up?

  18. Holy crap, I was born in 2002… I’m still in Uni dude! 😅

  19. Bruv i was born in 2001 this is for publicity only i hope someone else is in charge, i would not trust anyone that young with village of 500 people to manage

  23. And people actually think this girls daddy isnt a rich dude that’s gonna exploit this for more profit gain :DDDD

  24. Is she the kind of Turkish politician that will turn historic landmarks into mosques just to get a vote? I know the president done that himself and I’m curious if she has those intentions.

  28. She’s 22 from an area with 1980 voters. She isn’t doing anything she isn’t being told to do.

  30. First thing in my head: “who is her dad/mom and are they rich?”

    I know it’s cynical but I rather be realistic than to be fooled

    And boy I was right, she is just a puppet

  31. Given the rampant inflation in turkey, she’s actually 57yo

  32. So a 22-year-old woman is in charge and responsible for so many people, it’s good that they ask for my experience in washing dishes, there’s no need here

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