Kemal Türkyılmaz from AK Party was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Adalar Municipality
Following the arrest of Ali Ercan Akpolat and the resignation of Medine Pamuk, the AK Party candidate won the election for deputy mayor in the Adalar Municipality.
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In the election held after the arrest of Adalar Mayor Ali Ercan Akpolat and the resignation of his replacement Medine Pamuk, AK Party's candidate Kemal Türkyılmaz was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Adalar Municipality.
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Adalar Mayor Ali Ercan Akpolat was arrested on allegations of bribery and establishing an organization, and his replacement, Medine Pamuk, resigned due to health problems.
Prince Islands Mayor Ali Ercan Akpolat was arrested on June 23 on allegations of "establishing an organization to commit a crime" and "taking bribes" within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. After Akpolat was suspended from office by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Medine Pamuk was elected as deputy mayor in the elections held in the Islands Municipal Council on June 27. Pamuk, who served for a while, resigned from his position on September 14 due to health problems.
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Since CHP council members did not participate in the deputy chairman election held the previous day, an absolute majority could not be achieved. Thereupon, the election was postponed to 10:00 today. While the AK Party group nominates Kemal Türkyılmaz, the name CHP will nominate will be announced today.
AK Party's candidate Kemal Türkyılmaz was elected as the Deputy Mayor of the Islands Municipality with a vote of 5 to 4.
Open Questions
- What exactly is the reason for CHP members not to participate in the elections?
