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Ayşe Akın Elected Deputy Mayor of Güzelbahçe After Previous Mayor's Arrest
🇹🇷 Turkey /Crime & Justice

Ayşe Akın Elected Deputy Mayor of Güzelbahçe After Previous Mayor's Arrest

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ayşe Akın was elected deputy mayor of Güzelbahçe, İzmir, after the previous mayor was arrested and removed from office.
  • The election followed the arrest of Mayor Mustafa Günay on charges including organizing a criminal group, bribery, and abuse of office.
  • Akın secured the position in the second round of voting with 11 valid votes out of 15 council members.

Ayşe Akın has been elected as the deputy mayor of Güzelbahçe in İzmir, Turkey, following the arrest and removal of the previous mayor, Mustafa Günay. Günay was taken into custody as part of an investigation into charges including organizing a criminal group, bribery, abuse of office, and causing construction pollution.

The election for the deputy mayor took place within the 14-member Güzelbahçe municipal council, which reportedly lacked an opposition bloc. In the first round of voting, Akın received 9 votes, with 5 votes cast blank. As the required two-thirds majority was not met, a second round was necessary.

During the second round, Ayşe Akın secured 11 valid votes, while 4 votes were invalidated. With the two-thirds majority achieved, Akın was officially appointed as the deputy mayor, taking over from the suspended Günay.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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