NYC Mayor Had Unreported Meeting With Pro-Erdogan Group Amid FBI Investigation

The Turkish American National Steering Committee was one organizer of an Oct. 9 event that participants described as a fundraiser for Adams's 2025 reelection campaign, according to a Monday report from the New York Daily News. Adams and one of his aides attended the event. As the Washington Free Beacon has reported, the Turkish-American advocacy groups has ties to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Members of Erdogan's family founded the group, and it has faced accusations of boosting American candidates who might favor Erdogan.

New York City laws require candidates to report any "intermediaries" who host fundraisers for them in which donors make gifts over $500, but the campaign did not do so, according to the Daily News. Nor has the campaign filed other paperwork regarding the event.