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AK Party candidate elected Ataşehir deputy mayor
Serdar Orhan, an AK Party candidate, was elected deputy mayor of Ataşehir, a district of Istanbul.
The vote followed changes in the make-up of the district council during a corruption investigation involving district municipalities.
The CHP group did not attend the meeting, leaving Orhan as the only candidate.
Eighteen council members from the governing alliance voted for him, while two independent members cast blank ballots in the first round.
Orhan won in the fourth round with 18 votes.
His election shifted control of Ataşehir municipality to the AK Party.
The AK Party’s Istanbul leader said the party planned to focus on public services, including youth and sports centers, over the next two and a half years.
Serdar Orhan, the AK Party candidate, was elected Ataşehir municipal deputy mayor in a fourth-round vote.
He received 18 votes from members of the ruling People’s Alliance.
The CHP group did not attend the vote, which began with Orhan as the only candidate.
The election followed changes in municipal council membership amid a corruption investigation involving district municipalities.
AK Party Istanbul provincial head Abdullah Özdemir said the party aimed to provide services to Ataşehir residents.
- Who
- Serdar Orhan, the AK Party candidate, was elected.
- What
- He became Ataşehir municipal deputy mayor, also described in the article as the municipal acting mayor.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Why
- The vote followed changes in municipal council membership amid a corruption investigation involving district municipalities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This is not so much an increase in numbers as a journey of service for us.
Ataşehir Municipality had been deprived of services.
The CHP group decided not to attend the vote, leaving Orhan as the only candidate.
Orhan received 18 votes, while two ballots were blank.
Orhan received 18 votes in each round.
Orhan received 18 votes and was elected deputy mayor.
- Candidate
- Serdar Orhan
- Party
- AK Party
- Votes in fourth round
- 18
- Election date
- October 10, 2026
- Location
- Ataşehir, Istanbul
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