Breaking news | Ataşehir Municipality passed to the AK Party: People's Alliance candidate Serdar Orhan became the Deputy Mayor

According to the breaking news; Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the crimes of "Being a Member of an Organization Established for the Purpose of Committing a Crime and Accepting Bribes", Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş was arrested by the decision of the Istanbul Anatolian 6th Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated October 5, 2026.

Güneş was suspended from duty in accordance with the approval of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated October 6, 2026. It was deemed appropriate by the Istanbul Governorship for the Ataşehir Municipal Council to meet today at 10:00 to elect the deputy mayor.

SERDAR ORHAN WAS THE CANDIDATE OF THE PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE

AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir announced that the candidate of the People's Alliance in the Ataşehir Deputy Mayor election is Serdar Orhan.

Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Abubekir Bozkızıl and Council Member Cemil Yardımcı resigned from CHP on the grounds that they were uncomfortable with the attitude of New Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik and decided to continue in the parliament independently. Other CHP council members did not participate in the election in line with the instructions of New Party Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik.

MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE IN THE ASSEMBLY

Following the resignations, it was stated that while there were 18 members of the People's Alliance and 15 members of the CHP in the parliament, 3 of the CHP members were limited. There are also 5 independent members in the parliament.

In the parliament, where the People's Alliance has the majority of votes, the election of the deputy chairman began after the absolute majority of the 20 council members who participated in the election upon the call of the Istanbul Governorship was achieved.

RECEIVED 18 VOTES IN THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS

People's Alliance candidate Serdar Orhan, who competed as the only candidate in the first round of the election, received 18 votes. Two council members cast blank votes. Due to insufficient number of votes being reached, the second round was held.

In the second round, Serdar Orhan received 18 votes, while two blank votes were cast. The result did not change in the third round of voting. While Orhan received 18 votes, two council members cast blank votes.

Since the absolute majority of the total number of members could not be achieved in the voting, the fourth round was held.

NEW ERA IN ATAŞEHİR

In the fourth round, where the candidate with the most votes was elected as the deputy mayor, Serdar Orhan was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Ataşehir with 18 votes.

With the election result, Ataşehir Municipality, where the People's Alliance had the majority of votes in the parliament, came under the AK Party administration.