Former mayor of Ankara ordered $66,000 robot resembling him, report reveals

The former mayor of Turkiye’s capital, Ankara, is revealed to have ordered a robot resembling him for over $60,000, which he later discarded as it did not look like him. According to a report by the Turkish newspaper, Birgün, former mayor of Ankara city municipality, Melih Gokcek, had ordered a robot back in 2023 for the promotion of the theme park, Ankapark. The construction and establishment of the site racked up significant expenses amounting to over $801 million, all spent during Gokcek’s term. It has now reportedly been revealed that $66,000 – over 2 million Turkish liras – was spent on a robot meant to resemble the former mayor. Despite the high costs of the robot, Gokcek reportedly disapproved of […]