Nuri Aslan elected acting Mayor of Istanbul after Imamoglu’s arrest

After Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on March 23 as part of a "corruption" investigation and subsequently suspended from office, Nuri Aslan was elected as the acting mayor of IMM.

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Following Imamoglu's arrest and his suspension by the Ministry of Interior, municipal council members convened to elect a new acting mayor.

As a result, IMM council member from the Republican People's Party (CHP), Nuri Aslan, was appointed as the acting mayor. Since March 20, Aslan had been serving as acting mayor based on a handwritten authorization provided by Imamoglu before his detention.

March 28, 2025 01:07 PM GMT+03:00