11.06.2025 14:21
In the election for the deputy chairman held to replace the arrested CHP member Hakan Bahçetepe, the AK Party candidate Eray Karadeniz won with the support of MHP members. CHP members protested the result by banging on their desks. Karadeniz's cheerful demeanor while sitting in the chairman's seat drew attention.
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The Gaziosmanpaşa Municipal Council convened for the election of the deputy mayor following the suspension of Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe, who was arrested as part of a corruption investigation.
THE MUNICIPALITY HAS PASSED TO THE AK PARTY
In the meeting held at the municipal building under the chairmanship of the 1st Deputy Chairman Erdoğan Yıldırım Özçelik, the AK Party nominated Eray Karadeniz, who serves as the Group Deputy Chair of the Council, for the deputy mayor position, while the CHP nominated Murat Topaloğlu. In the 3rd round of voting, after the candidates failed to achieve a simple majority in the first two rounds, Karadeniz from the AK Party was elected as deputy mayor with 21 votes, while Topaloğlu from the CHP received 16 votes.
THEY PROTESTED BY HITTING THE DESKS
CHP council members reacted to the election results by hitting the desks in the council hall. After the tension, some members argued that the process was political, not legal.
SAT IN THE MAYOR'S CHAIR, HIS CHEERFUL ATTITUDE DREW ATTENTION
The new deputy mayor Eray Karadeniz, who sat in the mayor's chair after the election, drew attention with his cheerful demeanor. The images he shared with the MHP members who supported him quickly became the agenda.
DEPUTY MAYORS WERE ELECTED IN 2 MORE DISTRICTS
In the other 2 districts where elections were held today, CHP candidates were elected as deputy mayors. Ahmet Şahin became the Deputy Mayor of Büyükçekmece, and Yüksel Can became the Deputy Mayor of Avcılar.
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