2002, kad je 58-godišnji pjevač stupio u izborni ring iz nacionalističke desničarske Mlade partije (Genc Parti), on je otišao u Istambul, umjesto svog rodnog grada.
In 2002, when the 58-year-old singer entered the election ring from the nationalist right Young Party (Genc Parti), he went to Istanbul, instead of his hometown.