28.03.2025 18:20
Following the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, an election was held in the Union of Turkish Municipalities, of which he is the president. Zeydan Karalar, the Mayor of Adana Metropolitan Municipality, was elected as the Deputy Chairman.
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Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Union of Turkish Municipalities as a result of the elections.
Following the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu in the corruption investigation regarding the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the Union of Turkish Bar Associations held an election.
ZEYDAN KARALAR ELECTED AS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
In the election, Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Union of Turkish Municipalities. In the election, Karalar, the candidate of the CHP, received 463 votes, while the candidate of the AK Party received 179 votes.
NURI ASLAN HAD BEEN ELECTED AS DEPUTY MAYOR
Meanwhile, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council gathered to elect a deputy mayor after İmamoğlu's arrest and subsequent removal from office. In the elections, Nuri Aslan was elected as the Deputy Mayor of İBB instead of İmamoğlu.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
As part of the city reconciliation and corruption investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu was taken into custody. While İmamoğlu was released from the city reconciliation charges, he was arrested in the corruption investigation and sent to the Marmara Prison located in Silivri.
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