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