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Mersin municipal leaders elected following mayoral arrests
Following the arrest and removal of Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer and several district mayors due to a corruption investigation, municipal councils in Mersin have elected deputy mayors to fill the vacancies.
Gülşah Yıldırım Genç of the CHP was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality after a three-round voting process. The investigation led by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office involves allegations of official document forgery, bid-rigging, and fraud. Seçer was removed from office by the Ministry of Interior.
In the Yenişehir district, Çağdaş Dutlu of the CHP was elected Deputy Mayor after four rounds of voting, following the removal of Mayor Abdullah Özyiğit. In Mezitli, Turgut Selağzı of the CHP secured the Deputy Mayor position after a fourth round of voting, succeeding Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer, who was also arrested on charges including bribery and membership in a criminal organization.
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Ahmet Serkan Tuncer · CHP · Gülşah Yıldırım Genç · Hasan Özalp Önal · Mersin · Mersin Metropolitan Municipality · Mezitli Municipality · Turgut Selağzı · Vahap Seçer · Yenişehir Municipality
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Çağdaş Dutlu was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Yenişehir Municipality with 19 votes. cukurovagazetesi.com · www.yazarhaber.com.tr · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Vahap Seçer faces charges of forgery, tender fraud, forming a criminal organization, and fraud against public institutions. anlatilaninotesi.com.tr
- [DISPUTED] Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer was arrested and removed from office. www.yenicizgihaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · gazeterize.com · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr
- [● 3 SOURCES] Gülşah Yıldırım Genç was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality with 47 votes. www.yenicizgihaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · gazeterize.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Turgut Selağzı was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Mezitli Municipality with 16 votes. www.haber1.com · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr · www.sondakika.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Ministry of Interior removed the arrested mayors from their duties. www.haber1.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr
- [● 4 SOURCES] A corruption investigation is being conducted by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · www.haber1.com · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr · www.sondakika.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Mezitli Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer was arrested and removed from office. www.haber1.com · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr · www.sondakika.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Turgut Selağzı was elected Deputy Mayor of Mezitli with 16 votes. www.haber1.com · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr · www.sondakika.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Ahmet Serkan Tuncer was arrested on charges of bribery and membership in a criminal organization. www.haber1.com · www.sondakika.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Çağdaş Dutlu was elected Deputy Mayor of Yenişehir with 19 votes. cukurovagazetesi.com · www.yazarhaber.com.tr · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr
- [● 3 SOURCES] Abdullah Özyiğit was removed from his position as Mayor of Yenişehir. cukurovagazetesi.com · www.yazarhaber.com.tr · www.cumhuriyet.com.tr