Event Brief
AKP wins acting control of Istanbul’s Uskudar municipality
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 08, 2026 at 10:08 AM ET
Summary: President Erdogan’s AKP took back control of Istanbul’s Uskudar municipality after the arrest and removal of the elected CHP mayor, Sinem Dedetas, on alleged corruption charges. On Tuesday, AKP candidate Dundar Ziya Gultekin was elected acting mayor by the municipal council, defeating CHP-New Party joint candidate Sibel Tan Cetinkaya amid council balance shifts.
WHO: Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Dundar Ziya Gultekin; CHP and Sibel Tan Cetinkaya; Ozgur Celik of the New Party
WHAT: Dundar Ziya Gultekin was elected acting mayor of Uskudar by the municipal council, defeating the opposition’s joint candidate.
WHEN: Sep 08, 2026
WHERE: Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
WHY: The municipal council vote followed the arrest and removal from office of the elected CHP mayor, Sinem Dedetas, on alleged corruption charges.
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