21.09.2025 15:00
In the election for the Vice Presidency at the Bayrampaşa Municipality, the candidate of the CHP, İbrahim Kahraman, was elected as vice president as a result of a draw due to a tie in votes during the 4th round. Following Kahraman's election, tensions arose in the hall, and municipal council members walked to the podium. It has been reported that the AK Party will file a lawsuit to annul the election.
After the suspension of Bayrampaşa Mayor Hasan Mutlu, a lottery was held to determine the deputy mayor as the two candidates received equal votes over four rounds in the elections. In the lottery draw, the CHP candidate İbrahim Kahraman won.
In the deputy mayor election, the CHP candidate for Bayrampaşa was İbrahim Kahraman, while the AK Party candidate was İbrahim Akın, and the election started at 10:00.
NO WINNER IN THE FIRST FOUR ROUNDS
In the first round of the Bayrampaşa Deputy Mayor election, the AK Party candidate received 19 votes, while the CHP candidate received 18 votes. Since a two-thirds majority was not achieved, the election proceeded to the second round. In the second round, the AK Party candidate received 18 votes, and the CHP candidate also received 18 votes, with one vote deemed invalid. In the third round of the election, again, the AK Party member received 18 votes, and the CHP member received 18 votes, with one vote deemed invalid.
TENSION ARISES
In the fourth round of the election, as a result of the 18-18 tie, discussions occurred among the council members in the hall. While tensions and discussions were taking place in the hall, some members were taken into the meeting room.
DEPUTY MAYOR DETERMINED BY LOTTERY
Due to the tie in the first four rounds, according to the rules; the deputy mayor was determined by a lottery between the two candidates. The name drawn from the lottery was CHP candidate İbrahim Kahraman.
TENSION IN THE HALL
After Kahraman's election, the hall became chaotic. As the municipal council members rushed to the podium, significant tension arose.
AK PARTY TO FILE A LAWSUIT
It has been learned that the AK Party group will file a lawsuit for the annulment of the election in which CHP's İbrahim Kahraman was elected as the Bayrampaşa Deputy Mayor.