Ataşehir Municipality passed to AK Party

Following the change in the number of members in the municipal councils within the scope of the "corruption" investigation launched against district municipalities in Istanbul, municipal council members in Ataşehir went to the polls today at 10:00 to determine the deputy mayors.

CHP GROUP DID NOT COME TO THE HALL

After the CHP group decided not to come to the hall, the voting process started with a single candidate. 18 People's Alliance municipal council members and 2 members who resigned from CHP and became independent came to the hall. In the first round, while Serdar Orhan, the candidate of the People's Alliance, received 18 votes, there were 2 empty votes.

AK PARTY CANDIDATE WAS ELECTED IN THE 3RD ROUND

Serdar Orhan received 18 votes in the second round and the 3rd round election started at 11:00. Orhan, who received 18 votes in the third round, was elected vice president. Thus, Ataşehir Municipality passed to the AK Party.

ELECTION IN EYÜPSULTAN AT 14.00

According to the Istanbul Governorship's previous statement, the ballot box will be held today at 14:00 in Eyüpsultan Municipality to determine the deputy mayor.

ÖZMEN WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS OFFICE IN EYÜPSULTAN

Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen was arrested on charges of "Being a Member of an Organization Established for the Purpose of Committing a Crime", "Taking Bribes" and "Rigging the Tender of Public Institutions and Organizations" within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Özmen was suspended from duty by the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated October 6, 2026.

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In Ataşehir Municipality, after 6 CHP municipal council members switched to the AK Party, the number of members of the People's Alliance became 18.

CHP has 17 members, but 14 municipal council members will be able to vote in the election. There are also 3 independent members in the municipal council who left the CHP. The votes of independent members are expected to be decisive in the deputy chairman election in Ataşehir.

On the other hand, in Eyüpsultan, CHP has 23 municipal council members, AK Party has 11 and MHP has 3 municipal council members.