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Turkey’s Ruling Party Wins Bursa Municipality After Opposition Mayor Jailed - Turkish Minute

Turkey's ruling party on Thursday won control of Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, after its mayor was jailed, in the latest blow to the opposition.
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Bursa Metropolitan Municipality has passed to the AK Party. AK Party's Şahin Biba was elected deputy mayor with 61 votes. So, how many votes did each party receive in Bursa in the March 31 local elections?

The election for acting mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality has concluded. Şahin Biba, the AKP candidate, was elected to replace Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, who was arrested and removed from office. The CHP did not field a candidate in the election, and police intervention and clashes occurred around the municipality building. Thus, the administration of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, which had passed to the CHP in the ballot, has now been tran…

Following the arrest of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey in a corruption and bribery investigation and his suspension from office by the Ministry of Interior, a new acting mayor was elected at today's Assembly session. In a tense atmosphere, Şahin Biba of the AK Party, the candidate of the Cumhur Alliance, became the acting mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.

Prior to the election for deputy mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Council, a crowd attempting to enter the municipality building clashed with security forces. It was reported that police used tear gas to disperse the crowd during the ensuing scuffle.

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Following the arrest and removal from office of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, clashes erupted between CHP members and police before the election of an acting mayor in the municipal council. A Haber reporter Yusuf Gül provided a live broadcast of the tense moments in Bursa, the police intervention, and the crucial details that will determine the outcome of the election.

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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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