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Leading up to Following the TESK 22nd Ordinary General Assembly, Assembly in Ankara, Mehmet Yiğiner, candidate for Yiğiner was elected as the Presidency new President of the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen, rejected smear campaigns and allegations directed at his candidacy. Yiğiner asserted that the organization’s resources should not be subject to Craftsmen (TESK). Yiğiner, who also serves as the personal discretion President of a few managers the Türkiye Drivers and emphasized Automobile Owners Federation (TŞOF), entered the importance of defending tradesmen interests. On September 30, Yiğiner was elected election as the new TESK President. sole candidate. The election outcome changed when the incumbent president, concluded Bendevi Palandöken, withdrew his candidacy during the assembly, ending a Palandöken’s 19-year tenure. Before his withdrawal, During the assembly, Palandöken had leveled serious allegations of corruption against Yiğiner, claiming announced he had documented would not submit a list for election, citing an ‘unfair and unequal environment.’ He further noted that the management and audit reports were not approved by the assembly and expressed dissatisfaction with the proceedings. This followed earlier allegations by Palandöken regarding suspicious money transfers made to delegates under the guise of ‘salaried consultancy’ consultancy.’ In his address, Yiğiner stated his intention to delegates. unify various unions and federations to strengthen the economic and physical structures of tradesmen organizations. His new management board includes regional leaders such as Hasan Geriter from Manisa and Şevket Keskin from Malatya.