14.03.2026 01:00
The 9th Administrative Court of Istanbul rejected the request to annul the decision to remove Ahmet Özer from the position of Mayor of Esenyurt and to appoint Istanbul Deputy Governor Can Aksoy as Acting Mayor.
In the decision made by the Istanbul 9th Administrative Court on February 6, it was reminded that the Istanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court sentenced Özer to 6 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of being a member of the armed terrorist organization PKK/KCK.
AHMET ÖZER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE MAYORALTY
The decision stated that Ahmet Özer filed a lawsuit at the Istanbul 9th Administrative Court, claiming that the relevant action was unlawful, and requested the annulment of the dismissal decision. In the decision of the administrative court, which ruled for the rejection of the case, it was noted that there was no illegality in the appointment of Istanbul Deputy Governor Can Aksoy to the position of Acting Mayor of Esenyurt.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED
A detention order had been issued against Ahmet Özer as part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on the charge of "being a member of the PKK/KCK armed terrorist organization."
During this process, Özer was suspended from duty by the Ministry of Interior, and Istanbul Deputy Governor Can Aksoy was appointed as the Acting Mayor of Esenyurt.
Özer had filed a lawsuit at the Istanbul 9th Administrative Court, claiming that the relevant action was unlawful, and requested the annulment of the dismissal decision.
The Istanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court, which concluded the case on January 23, ruled that Özer was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of "being a member of the armed terrorist organization PKK/KCK."