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Deputy Mayor Election in Yüreğir... The CHP Candidate Won Twice: The Municipality Passed to the AKP 'Through Legal Means'.

Summary by Cumhuriyet
The election and legal process regarding the interim mayor to replace Ali Demirçalı, the suspended mayor of Yüreğir Municipality in Adana, has concluded. Following objections raised after CHP's Cafer Boyraz was elected twice by the municipal council, the court, after evaluating the appeal, awarded the interim mayor position to Tarık Özünal, the AKP's candidate.

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Following the legal challenges to both elections held for the deputy mayor position in Yüreğir Municipality, the municipality passed to the AKP.

·Türkiye
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The election and legal process regarding the interim mayor to replace Ali Demirçalı, the suspended mayor of Yüreğir Municipality in Adana, has concluded. Following objections raised after CHP's Cafer Boyraz was elected twice by the municipal council, the court, after evaluating the appeal, awarded the interim mayor position to Tarık Özünal, the AKP's candidate.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The Adana 2nd Administrative Court ruled that the position of Acting Mayor of Yüreğir Municipality should be given to Tarık Özünal of the AK Party. CHP's Cafer Boyraz, who appealed the decision, has taken the matter back to court. CHP Provincial Chairman Orhan Bayram stated, "Nothing is over yet. Our struggle on this issue will continue."

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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The dispute over the deputy mayor position in Adana's Yüreğir district has escalated. After the court awarded the position to Tarık Özünal, the AK Party's candidate, the CHP group, which objected to the decision, stated, "Nothing is over. Our struggle on this matter will continue."

In Adana, the legal deadlock over the double election in the municipal council to determine the acting mayor following the suspension of Yüreğir Mayor Ali Demirçalı by the Ministry of Interior has been resolved! After CHP's Cafer Boyraz was elected twice in the municipal council, the court, finding merit in the objections raised by the AK Party, awarded the acting mayor position to the AK Party's candidate, Tarık Özünal.

A notable development occurred in the process of appointing an acting mayor following the removal of Yüreğir Mayor Ali Demirçalı from office by the Ministry of Interior on April 21. The acting mayor position, which the CHP had won in two separate elections, was transferred to AKP's Tarık Özünal by court order. In the first election held in the municipal council after Demirçalı's removal, CHP's candidate Cafer Boyraz received 21 votes. AKP's cand…

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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