Election of the Vice President at Bayrampaşa Municipality

Election of the Vice President at Bayrampaşa Municipality

26.10.2025 20:32

The Bayrampaşa Municipal Council convened once again to elect a vice president to replace Hasan Mutlu, who was arrested and suspended from duty as part of a corruption investigation. In the first round of voting, none of the candidates were able to reach the required majority, leading to a dispute between the members of the CHP and the AK Party.

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Bayrampaşa Mayor Hasan Mutlu was detained on September 13 as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. An investigation was launched against him for the crimes of 'Extortion', 'Bribery', 'Qualified Fraud', and 'Interfering with a Tender'. Mutlu, who was referred to the courthouse, was arrested by the court and sent to prison.

THE FIRST ELECTION DETERMINED BY LOTTERY WAS CANCELLED

After Hasan Mutlu was suspended from duty by the Ministry of Interior, the election held on September 21 in the Bayrampaşa Municipal Council resulted in a tie in the 4th round of voting, leading to a lottery draw in which the CHP's candidate İbrahim Kahraman was elected as deputy mayor. Following the election, the AK Party's candidate İbrahim Akın, who objected to the lottery result that declared CHP's candidate İbrahim Kahraman the winner of the deputy mayor election, applied to the administrative court for annulment. The Istanbul 8th Administrative Court, which evaluated the application, decided to suspend the proceedings until the case is concluded. With this decision, the election process for the Bayrampaşa Deputy Mayorship was put on hold until the court's final decision.

Deputy mayor election in Bayrampaşa Municipality

ANOTHER BALLOT WAS SET UP

Following the statement made by the Istanbul Governorship, "In accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of the Municipal Law No. 5393; it has been deemed appropriate by our Governorship for the Bayrampaşa District Municipal Council to convene on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 18:00 to elect the Deputy Mayor," another ballot was set up today for the deputy mayor election in Bayrampaşa Municipality. In the deputy mayor election, the AK Party nominated İbrahim Akın, while the CHP nominated council member Recep Öztürk.

Deputy mayor election in Bayrampaşa Municipality

NO RESULT IN THE FIRST ROUND

In the first round of the election, none of the candidates reached the required majority of 26 votes. The AK Party's candidate Akın received 19 votes, while the CHP's candidate Öztürk received 18 votes. Consequently, the election proceeded to the second round.

Deputy mayor election in Bayrampaşa Municipality

TENSION OCCURRED

Meanwhile, during the vote counting process after the first round of elections, tension arose in the hall. The debate over the invalidation of 2 votes due to the name of AK Party candidate İbrahim Akın being written as "İbrahim Akin" heightened the tension in the hall. As verbal exchanges between CHP and AK Party members turned into physical altercations, special security teams entered the hall.

Deputy mayor election in Bayrampaşa Municipality


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