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Üsküdar deputy mayor election postponed after quorum fails

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Üsküdar Municipal Council postponed its deputy mayor election to September 8 because it lacked the required absolute majority.
  • CHP and New Party groups said they would not attend because detained council members could not vote.
  • Police placed barriers around the municipal building, while demonstrators chanted slogans supporting resistance and Mayor Sinem Dedetaş.

The election for Üsküdar’s deputy mayor was postponed to September 8 after the municipal council failed to reach an absolute majority.

We have decided, as the CHP and New Party groups, not to attend today's Üsküdar Municipality deputy mayor election so that our fellow municipal council members who are in custody can vote.

· Müslim SarıThe CHP spokesperson explained why the party groups would not attend the scheduled election.

Müslim Sarı, a spokesperson for the CHP under the “absolute nullity” administration, said the CHP and New Party groups had decided not to attend the vote. He said the decision aimed to ensure that detained council members could cast their votes.

“Since the absolute majority could not be reached, the election was postponed to Tuesday, September 8, 2026,” Sarı said.

We will win through resistance.

· Residents outside the municipalityResidents chanted the slogan after the election was postponed.

Police sealed off the area around the municipal building with barriers and imposed heightened security ahead of the vote. Journalists who had followed all previous elections in Istanbul were reportedly prevented from entering the building.

Sinem Dedetaş is our honor.

· Residents outside the municipalityResidents chanted the slogan in support of Sinem Dedetaş.

When the postponement was announced at about 10:30 a.m., residents outside the municipality chanted, “We will win through resistance,” “Sinem Dedetaş is our honor,” and “Free Istanbul, Free Turkey.”

Free Istanbul, Free Turkey.

· Residents outside the municipalityResidents chanted the slogan outside the municipal building.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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