Politics · Turkey · 1 hr ago
Eyüpsultan acting mayor vote disputed after invalid ballot
Cafer Parlak was elected Eyüpsultan’s acting mayor in a fourth-round vote in the Istanbul district.
The vote followed a disputed third round on 10 October, when officials announced an 18-18 tie between Parlak and Muhammet Çakır.
A ballot cast for Çakır was ruled invalid, and Parlak then won the fourth round with 19 votes.
The AK Party’s Istanbul provincial chair said five CHP council members had voted for Çakır in the third round, making the result 19-18 in his view.
The AK Party disputes the invalid-ballot decision and says it will pursue legal action over the result.
The party’s Eyüpsultan district office also released video and alleged that some CHP council members were pressured to leave the chamber; the reason they left remains unclear.
The election outcome may now face a legal challenge over the third-round ballot ruling.
Eyüpsultan’s acting mayor vote ended with CHP candidate Cafer Parlak elected by 19 votes in the fourth round.
The result is disputed after a ballot for AK Party-backed candidate Muhammet Çakır was declared invalid in the third round.
AK Party officials say five CHP council members voted for Çakır, making the third-round result 19-18 in his favor.
The AK Party district branch published video showing the vote count and the council chamber emptying after the third round.
AK Party officials say they will pursue legal action over the result.
- Who
- Cafer Parlak, the CHP candidate, was elected acting mayor. Muhammet Çakır was the Cumhur Alliance candidate.
- What
- Parlak won in the fourth round, but the result is disputed over a ballot for Çakır that was declared invalid.
- When
- The election was held on 10 October.
- Where
- Eyüpsultan, Istanbul.
- Why
- The result is disputed because an invalidated ballot could have changed the third-round count, according to AK Party officials.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The third-round vote was announced as tied 18-18, and a ballot cast for Çakır was declared invalid.
In the fourth round, Parlak was elected acting mayor with 19 votes.
The AK Party district branch published video of the vote count and the chamber emptying.
Abdullah Özdemir said the AK Party would pursue legal action over the result.
- Election date
- 10 October
- Third-round announced tally
- 18-18
- Invalid ballot
- A ballot cast for Muhammet Çakır
- Fourth-round winner
- Cafer Parlak
- Fourth-round votes
- 19
What people are saying
You have made Eyüpsultan dependent on courtrooms, shame on you!
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