Deputy mayor is being elected for the third time in Üsküdar Municipality
Üsküdar Municipal Council convened to elect a new deputy to replace Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin, who died in a traffic accident.
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- Following the death of Üsküdar Deputy Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin in a traffic accident, Üsküdar Municipal Council convened to elect the new deputy mayor.
- The common candidate of the AK Party and MHP groups was Muhammed Emin Sarıoğlu.
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Why It Matters
Dündar Ziya Gültekin died in an accident on October 15, while he was on his way to the TBB elections.
The municipal council convened on September 8 to elect the deputy mayor to replace Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş, who was arrested and suspended from her duty by the Ministry of Internal Affairs within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the allegation of 'bribery' and 'extortion' crimes by irregularities in the construction and settlement license procedures in Üsküdar Municipality.
The CHP-New Party group nominated Sibel Tan Çetinkaya, and the People's Alliance nominated Dündar Ziya Gültekin. In the 4th round, People's Alliance candidate Dündar Ziya Gültekin received 23 votes, while CHP/New Party candidate Sibel Tan Çetinkaya received 19 votes. Dündar Ziya Gültekin became the deputy mayor of Üsküdar Municipality.
Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar, Dündar Ziya Gültekin, died on October 15 in a traffic accident on his way to Ankara to participate in the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (TBB) elections. Following the death of Gültekin, the Governorship of Istanbul had called for the Üsküdar Municipal Council to meet at 10:00 today to elect the new deputy mayor. Üsküdar Municipal Council convened today to elect the new deputy mayor.
Before the election, it was announced that the common candidate of the AK Party and MHP groups was Muhammed Emin Sarıoğlu.
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Üsküdar Municipal Council will elect the new deputy mayor
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- Who will be the new deputy mayor?
