Politics · Turkey · 2 hrs ago
Rıza Saka elected head of Istanbul No. 2 Bar Association
Rıza Saka has been elected head of the Istanbul No.
2 Bar Association in Turkey.
The vote was held at Istanbul University’s Faculty of Law.
Saka received 1,022 votes, while Ali Kasım Tuna received 1,016 and Murat Güneş received 51.
Thirty-one ballots were ruled invalid.
Tuna filed an objection with the district election board over the result.
Saka said the election marked the start of a new period and called for candidates and their teams to work together to strengthen the bar association.
The next step for the disputed ballots is not stated.
Rıza Saka was elected head of the Istanbul No. 2 Bar Association with 1,022 votes.
Ali Kasım Tuna received 1,016 votes, while Murat Güneş received 51.
Voting began at 09:00 and ended at 17:00.
Thirty-one ballots were ruled invalid, and Tuna filed an objection with the district election board.
Saka said the election marked the beginning of a new period for the bar association.
- Who
- Rıza Saka was elected. Ali Kasım Tuna and Murat Güneş were also candidates.
- What
- Saka was elected head of the Istanbul No. 2 Bar Association.
- When
- Voting took place on the day of the article, after a general assembly the previous day.
- Where
- Istanbul University Faculty of Law.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Today is the beginning of a new period for us.
There will be better, stronger days for the No. 2 Bar Association.
The general assembly was held at Istanbul University Faculty of Law.
Voting began for the bar association presidency.
The polls closed.
Saka was elected with 1,022 votes, and Tuna objected to the 31 invalid ballots before the district election board.
- Winner
- Rıza Saka
- Saka's votes
- 1,022
- Ali Kasım Tuna's votes
- 1,016
- Murat Güneş's votes
- 51
- Invalid ballots
- 31
- Polling hours
- 09:00–17:00
Sources
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