Mehmet Yiğiner Elected TESK President, Succeeds Palandöken
Turkey's tradesmen confederation picks new leader after contentious congress in Ankara.
KEY POINTS
- Mehmet Yiğiner elected TESK president at 22nd General Congress in Ankara
- Incumbent Bendevi Palandöken withdrew candidacy before vote
- Yiğiner criticizes outgoing administration over unsolved tradesmen issues
- New 14-member management board includes Metin Kara from Trabzon
- Congress attended by delegates from 82 provinces and 13 federations
The Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK) held its 22nd Ordinary General Congress at a private hotel in Ankara on September 30. Delegates from 82 provincial associations and 13 professional federations elected Mehmet Yiğiner, head of the Turkish Drivers and Automobile Federation (TŞOF), as the new president.
Incumbent president Bendevi Palandöken withdrew his candidacy before the vote. In a farewell address, Palandöken described TESK as Turkey's strongest brand and said he had served with integrity but was ultimately "broken" by the process.
“TESK is Turkey's strongest and largest brand. The only thing that does not change: ethics, courage, and struggle.”
Yiğiner sharply criticized the outgoing administration for failing to solve tradesmen's problems. He pledged to serve all members equally regardless of how they voted and highlighted his record of attending martyrs' funerals and visiting disaster zones without seeking allowances.
The new management board includes 14 members such as Hüseyin Ar, Hayrettin Yıldırım, and Trabzon Tradesmen and Craftsmen Union (TESOB) President Metin Kara. Kara said his appointment would ensure the Black Sea region's tradesmen have a direct voice at the confederation level.
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