CHP's candidate Sibel Tan Çetinkaya elected deputy mayor of Üsküdar in fourth round

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Sibel Tan Çetinkaya, the CHP's candidate at Üsküdar Municipality Council, was elected deputy mayor with 22 votes in the fourth round of voting; the AKP's candidate Gültekin received 18 votes. Tension arose as no result was reached in the first three rounds.

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The fact that the deputy mayor election at Üsküdar Municipality required four rounds following the detention of the CHP mayor demonstrates how confrontational the political balance is in the council. Such instability could disrupt municipal services and weaken decision-making capacity in local administration.

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• ›CHP's Sibel Tan Çetinkaya received 22 votes in the fourth round, while AKP's candidate Dündar Ziya Gültekin received 18 votes.
• ›In the 44-member assembly, some of the CHP's 27 members voted for AKP's candidate.
• ›The first three rounds produced no result; the decision was made in the fourth round.
• ›Brief tension occurred in the chamber when AKP assembly members reacted to journalists filming.