Vahap Seçer has been elected as the Vice President of the Union of Turkish Municipalities.

16.07.2025 19:46

After the suspension of the arrested Deputy Chairman and Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar, Vahap Seçer, the Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Union of Turkish Municipalities.

The Assembly of the Union of Turkish Municipalities (TBB) convened for the election of a new vice president following the arrest of Vice President and Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar, who was detained as part of an investigation into the crime of "extortion by coercion" and subsequently suspended from his duties by the Ministry of Interior.

NEW VICE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED

During the meeting, Vahap Seçer, the CHP Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, and Ahmet Metin Genç, the AK Party Mayor of Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality, were candidates for the vice presidency.

In the third round of voting, Vahap Seçer received 453 out of 652 valid votes and became the TBB Vice President.

CALL FOR 'UNITY' TO MUNICIPAL MAYORS

In his speech after the election, Vahap Seçer thanked the union members who supported him with their votes. Stating that a historic process is taking place in the TBB, Seçer said they would carry the flag he received from Ekrem İmamoğlu and Zeydan Karalar together.

Seçer emphasized that it is unacceptable for mayors elected by the will of the people to be detained and removed from their duties, arguing that the judicial process should take place without detention. Expressing that he sees the TBB as a non-political institution, Seçer called on all mayors to unite, regardless of party differences.