Elections will be held today to elect new deputies to replace the mayors of Ataşehir and Eyüpsultan, who were suspended from duty within the scope of the investigations carried out against them by the decision of the Governorship of Istanbul.
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The mayors of Ataşehir and Eyüpsultan were arrested and suspended from office within the scope of corruption investigations.
Istanbul Governorship announced that elections will be held today to determine the new deputy mayors in Ataşehir and Eyüpsultan municipalities. Deputy mayor elections will be held at 10.00 in Ataşehir Municipality and at 14.00 in Eyüpsultan Municipality. Here is the latest situation in the member arithmetic in the two chambers...
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, members will go to the polls today at 10:00 in Ataşehir and at 14:00 in Eyüpsultan district municipality to determine the deputy mayors.
LATEST SITUATION IN ARITHMETIC OF ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY
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 members, AK Party has 11 and MHP has 3 municipal members.
GÜNEŞ WAS ARRESTED IN ATAŞEHİR
Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş was arrested on charges of "Being a Member of an Organization Established for the Purpose of Committing a Crime" and "Taking Bribes" within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and was suspended from office by the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated October 6.
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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New deputy mayors will be elected in Ataşehir and Eyüpsultan municipalities.
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