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Mayor Mithat Özmen Was arrested... The Election for Acting Mayor Has Begun at Eyüpsultan Municipality!

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Following the arrest of Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Özmen, access to the municipality building was restricted ahead of the election for acting mayor. Only municipal council members were allowed into the hall where the election was to be held, and extensive security measures were taken around the building.

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Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen and Ataşehir Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş were arrested and suspended from their duties. The Istanbul Governorship announced that deputy mayoral elections would be held in both districts on October 10th. In Istanbul, municipal council elections were held in Ataşehir and Eyüpsultan...

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Two days before the Ataşehir Deputy Mayor election, CHP council member Ekrem Köse announced his resignation from the party and that he would continue his duties as an independent. Prior to Murat Güneş's arrest, six CHP members of the Ataşehir Municipal Council had already switched to the AKP.

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Two days before the Ataşehir Deputy Mayor election, CHP council member Ekrem Köse announced his resignation from the party and his intention to continue as an independent.

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Following the arrest and removal from office of Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, the interim mayoral election was won by Cafer Parlak, the joint candidate of the CHP and the YENİ Party. In the four-round election, Parlak received 19 votes in the final round, while the candidate of the Cumhur Alliance, Muhammet Çakır, received 16 votes. In the third round, both candidates received 18 votes each. The article titled "CHP and YENİ Party's Candi…

In the fourth round of the Eyüpsultan Deputy Mayor election, Cafer Parlak, the candidate of the New Party and CHP, received 19 votes, while Muhammet Çakır, the candidate of the People's Alliance, received 16 votes. Cafer Parlak was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Eyüpsultan.

Following the arrest of Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, the municipal council convened to elect a new acting mayor. In the four-round election, CHP candidate Cafer Parlak emerged victorious. However, the invalidation of one of the votes cast for the AK Party candidate in the third round sparked controversy. Here are the details...

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ekonomim.com broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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