The ballot box results in the Istanbul Bar Association elections have started to arrive: According to unofficial results, the winner was Kocasakal.

Lawyers of the Istanbul Bar Association, one of the largest bar associations in the world, went to the polls.

Voting was completed at 17.00 in the election where 9 candidates competed at the Haliç Congress Center.

145 of 171 ballot boxes were opened. According to the first unofficial results, the Republican Union of Power candidate Atty. Prof. Dr. While Ümit Kocasakal received 8 thousand 996 votes in the ballot boxes, Lawyers for Change Group Candidate Atty. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Ö. Kaboğlu received 6 thousand 104 votes.

Republican Lawyers Group candidate Atty. Atakan Thessaloniki ranks third in the election with 3 thousand 350 votes.

Accordingly, according to the unofficial results of the 128th Ordinary General Assembly of the Istanbul Bar Association, Republican Force Union Group candidate Ümit Kocasakal won the election and was elected president.

"ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION IS BACK"

In his speech, Kocasakal said, "From now on, the Istanbul Bar Association will continue to be the watchdog and spokesperson of the unitary structure and the first 4 unchangeable articles, to be the protector of the Republic, and to protect the rights of everyone, regardless of anyone's identity or political opinion.

In this context, we will act together with all our colleagues, without discrimination.

Good luck to everyone. "Istanbul Bar Association is back," he said.