Politics · Turkey · 6 hrs ago
Üsküdar council to elect a new deputy mayor on October 20
Üsküdar’s deputy mayor, Dündar Ziya Gültekin, died after a traffic accident on October 15.
Üsküdar is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, and its municipal council is responsible for choosing the deputy mayor.
The council is due to meet on October 20 at 10 a.m.
to elect a replacement.
The post became vacant after Gültekin’s death.
Mayor Sinem Dedetaş was suspended after being detained in an investigation into alleged organized crime, bribery and extortion.
An earlier deputy mayor election was halted by a court, and Gültekin was elected in a renewed vote on September 8.
The next step is the council’s vote to choose a new deputy mayor.
Üsküdar Municipal Council is scheduled to meet on October 20 to elect a new deputy mayor.
The meeting is set for 10:00 a.m. after deputy mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin died following a traffic accident on October 15.
Gültekin was elected deputy mayor on September 8 in a renewed vote.
The renewed vote followed a court order suspending the result of an earlier election of Sibel Tan Çetinkaya.
The vacancy arose after Mayor Sinem Dedetaş was arrested and suspended from office.
- Who
- Üsküdar Municipal Council will elect a new deputy mayor.
- What
- The council will hold a vote to choose a deputy mayor.
- When
- October 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
- Where
- Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Why
- Deputy mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin died after a traffic accident on October 15.
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Mayor Sinem Dedetaş was arrested in a criminal investigation.
Dedetaş was suspended from office.
Sibel Tan Çetinkaya was elected deputy mayor.
A court suspended the implementation of the council decision electing Çetinkaya.
Dündar Ziya Gültekin was elected deputy mayor in a renewed vote.
Gültekin died after a traffic accident.
- Election meeting
- October 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
- Location
- Üsküdar, Istanbul
- Outgoing deputy mayor
- Dündar Ziya Gültekin
- Date of death
- October 15, 2026
- Earlier elected deputy mayor
- Sibel Tan Çetinkaya
- Mayor suspended
- Sinem Dedetaş
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Üsküdar Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday, October 20, at 10:00 was deemed appropriate by our Governor's Office for the purpose of electing a new deputy mayor.