Bahçelievler Council majority shifts to AK Parti as 3 CHP members join

Bahçelievler Municipality Council AK Parti CHP political defection Cumhur İttifakı

In Bahçelievler, Istanbul, three municipal council members from the Republican People's Party (CHP)—Cem Şafak, Barış Ural, and Levent Arısüt—have joined the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti). The transition occurred during a formal ceremony at the Nurettin Topçu Cultural Center.

This shift alters the political balance within the Bahçelievler Municipal Council. The CHP's membership has decreased from 25 to 22, while the People's Alliance (Cumhur İttifakı) has increased from 20 to 23 members, effectively securing a majority for the alliance.

In a broader political development, AK Parti announced that four additional mayors from different provinces are expected to join the party following an MKYK meeting. These include the mayor of Foça in Izmir, the mayor of Sungu in Muş, and the mayors of Felahiye and Akkışla in Kayseri.

Entities

AK Parti · Abdullah Özdemir · Adem Çalkın · Bahçelievler · CHP · Cüneyt Yüksel · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Saniye Bora Fıçı · Susuz

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Three of the joining mayors are from the CHP and one is from the Yeniden Refah Party. www.sabah.com.tr
[● 2 SOURCES] Adem Çalkın, AK Parti Kars Deputy, attended the Susuz meeting.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Saniye Bora Fıçı, Mayor of Foça, is expected to join the AK Parti. www.sabah.com.tr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Four mayors are expected to join the AK Parti following an MKYK meeting. www.sabah.com.tr
[● 2 SOURCES] The AK Parti held a District Advisory Council meeting in Susuz to evaluate local investments and infrastructure projects.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Şeref Güleser and Mustafa Dursun are expected to join the AK Parti after resigning from the CHP. www.sabah.com.tr