İstanbul Governor Appointed as Acting Mayor
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The Ministry released a written statement, saying that it acted in accordance with Article 46 of the No. 5393 Law on Municipalities.
The YSK canceled the March 31 elections in İstanbul yesterday (May 6) upon an extraordinary objection by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which means opposition's winning candidate İmamoğlu will be stripped of his mandate.
About Ali Yerlikaya
Born in Konya in 1968. Graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Political Science in 1989.
He was appointed as district governor in Felahiye, Kayseri in 1993. After that, he served as district governor in Hilvan (Urfa) and Sarıkaya (Yozgat).
He was appointed as the Governor of Şırnak in 2007. He also served as governor of Ağrı, Tekirdağ and Antep.
He was appointed as the Governor of İstanbul on October 26, 2018, upon No. 2018/202 Presidential Decree. (AS/VK)
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