A rally of the Great Union Party (BBP) was scheduled at 17:00 EET (15:00 UTC) on March 25, 2009 in the town, at which party leader Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu was expected to hold a speech before the upcoming local elections. Yazıcıoğlu was underway from another rally in Çağlayancerit, Kahramanmaraş by a chartered helicopter.
On March 25, 2009, at 17:00 EET (15:00 UTC), a gathering of the Great Union Party (BBP) was scheduled in the town. The party leader, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, was expected to give a speech before the upcoming local elections. Yazıcıoğlu was traveling from another rally in Çağlayancerit, Kahramanmaraş by helicopter.