04.09.2026 15:02
In the crisis during the election for the acting mayor to replace Ali Demirçalı, the suspended mayor of Yüreğir district in Adana, the Adana 2nd Administrative Court assigned the duty to AK Party member Tarık Özünal after the repeated elections. CHP member Cafer Boyraz objected to the court decision.
Following the objection to the acting mayor election, in which CHP member Cafer Boyraz was elected to replace Ali Demirçalı, who was suspended from the position of Mayor of Yüreğir in Adana, the court announced its decision. The court awarded the acting mayor position to AK Party's candidate Tarık Özünal. Provincial Chairman Orhan Bayram, speaking on behalf of the CHP group who objected to the decision, said, "Nothing is over. Our struggle on this matter will continue."
OBJECTION TO 15-TO-21 VOTE ACCEPTED Yüreğir Mayor Ali Demirçalı was suspended from duty by the Ministry of Interior on April 21 due to a penalty received in the "bribery" case he was facing. Following the decision, an election for the acting mayor was held in the assembly. CHP's candidate Cafer Boyraz, who received 21 votes in the election, was elected acting mayor. Tarık Özünal from AK Party, who received 15 votes, objected to the election and brought the matter to the judiciary.
Cafer Boyraz removed from the position of Acting Mayor of Yüreğir The 2nd Administrative Court, evaluating the objections, decided to stay the execution of the Yüreğir Municipal Acting Mayor election and to repeat the elections starting from the third round.
WITH THE RENEWED ELECTION, THE VOTE BECAME 19 TO 17, COURT MADE A DECISION In the renewed election, in the third round, Tarık Özünal received 19 votes and Cafer Boyraz received 18 votes. In the fourth round, Boyraz gained superiority with 19 votes, while Özünal remained at 17 votes. Thus, Cafer Boyraz was elected as the Acting Mayor of Yüreğir for the second time.
Tarık Özünal from AK Party objected to the result once again and brought the matter back to the judiciary. The Adana 2nd Administrative Court, evaluating the objection to the repeated election, decided to award the position of Acting Mayor of Yüreğir to Tarık Özünal. With this decision, Tarık Özünal became the Acting Mayor of Yüreğir.
Tarık Özünal appointed as Acting Mayor of Yüreğir THIS TIME, CHP OBJECTED This time, CHP member Cafer Boyraz objected to the decision and brought the matter to the judiciary. Boyraz, who went to the municipal building in the morning hours, along with CHP Deputy Chairman Orhan Sarıbal, CHP Deputy Group Chairman Sevda Erdan Kılıç, CHP Provincial Chairman Orhan Bayram, Zeydan Karalar who was suspended from the position of Mayor of Adana Metropolitan Municipality, and party members, protested the decision.
CHP Provincial Chairman Orhan Bayram, making a statement in front of the municipality, stated that they objected to the decision and said, "Nothing is over. Our struggle on this matter will continue."