The former mayor of the AKP and the leader of the Raşkotan tribe Sait Karabulut, along with nearly 5,000 tribesmen, resigned from the AKP and joined the Saadet Party.
Saadet Party Beşiri Mayoral Candidate Karabulut attended the opening of the Beşiri election point with an intense participation.
Karabulut, who made statements to Milli Gazete, "It is a great tribe. We joined Saadet Party. We work day and night, hopefully we will defeat the AKP," he said.
"In 1994 the people of Beşiri know about our services. We're coming to do these services again. But with the words of the late Erbakan will do for the sake of Allah. There is tremendous participation and enthusiasm."