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CHP leader backs Mansur Yavaş for re-election as Ankara mayor

CHP leader backs Mansur Yavaş for re-election as Ankara mayor

Yavaş, who defeated the AKP candidate and ended the 25-year rule of conservatives in the capital city, had announced his intention to run for re-election.

11 September 2023

Ankara mayor announces intent to seek re-election

Ankara mayor announces intent to seek re-election

In the 2019 local elections, Yavaş managed to end the 25-year rule of the ruling party and its predecessors in the capital city.

İstanbul, Ankara mayors remain confident Kılıçdaroğlu will win, accuse state agency of 'manipulation'

İstanbul, Ankara mayors remain confident Kılıçdaroğlu will win, accuse state agency of 'manipulation'

The two mayors who will become vice presidents if Kılıçdaroğlu is elected have reassured the voters that he will win.

Ankara mayor presses 'disinformation' charges against climate activist

Ankara mayor presses 'disinformation' charges against climate activist

Mayor Yavaş, who is also a vice presidential candidate of the opposition, filed a case against an activist over the controversial disinformation law, which the opposition had promised to abolish.

16 March 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Mayors of İstanbul, Ankara visit Akşener to persuade her to return to alliance

Mayors of İstanbul, Ankara visit Akşener to persuade her to return to alliance

İmamoğlu and Yavaş have visited the İYİ Party headquarters as the five other opposition leaders are meeting to announce their presidential candidate.

Poll: Erdoğan loses to the right candidate; Kurds, HDP are key to the election

Poll: Erdoğan loses to the right candidate; Kurds, HDP are key to the election

The MetroPOLL research company has released its April survey results. According to MetroPOLL’s Prof. Sencar, when all blocs enter the first round of elections with their own candidates for Presidency, only Ankara Mayor Yavaş may defeat Erdoğan.

‘Economic burden on municipalities is no longer bearable in Turkey’

11 CHP METROPOLITAN MAYORS

‘Economic burden on municipalities is no longer bearable in Turkey’

Amid ongoing increases in the prices of fuel oil, electricity and basic consumption goods among many others, 11 metropolitan mayors from the main opposition CHP have reiterated their requests in order to protect citizens from price hikes.

9 February 2022

Municipality discloses cost of Ankapark: 801 million 288 thousand dollars

Municipality discloses cost of Ankapark: 801 million 288 thousand dollars

The opposition-led Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has added another “page of wasted money” to its website and disclosed the cost of the now-closed Ankapark amusement park, a project of ruling AKP’s former Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek.

4 February 2022

Poll: Erdoğan trails both İmamoğlu and Yavaş by over 10 points

Poll: Erdoğan trails both İmamoğlu and Yavaş by over 10 points

The opposition alliance is also ahead of the ruling People's Alliance in the parliamentary elections, according to MetroPOLL.

28 December 2021

MHP's Bahçeli says Ankara mayor 'should be careful'

MHP's Bahçeli says Ankara mayor 'should be careful'

Mayor Yavaş, who is also a former member of the MHP, was on Bahçeli's target today.

30 November 2021

Ankara mayor granted 2021 World Mayor Capital Award

Ankara mayor granted 2021 World Mayor Capital Award

"The measures the Mayor has already introduced and his vision for the Turkish capital will make Ankara a more resilient and sustainable city," the City Mayors Foundation has stated.

14 September 2021

China's ambassador summoned after tweet targeting opposition leaders over Uyghur issue

China's ambassador summoned after tweet targeting opposition leaders over Uyghur issue

China's embassy responded to the İYİ Party leader and the Ankara mayor after they commemorated those who lost their lives in a 1990 riot in China's Uyghur region.

Ankara Mayor calls on Bulu to resign, CHP Chair calls for students' release

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY PROTESTS

Ankara Mayor calls on Bulu to resign, CHP Chair calls for students' release

Amid protests against the appointment of Melih Bulu as the rector of Boğaziçi University by Erdoğan, opposition’s Ankara Mayor Yavaş has penned an open letter to Bulu, calling on him to resign. Kılıçdaroğlu has also called for the release of students.

3 February 2021

Ankara Mayor Yavaş Files Complaint Against AKP's Gökçek Over Diarrhea Claims

Ankara Mayor Yavaş Files Complaint Against AKP's Gökçek Over Diarrhea Claims

Yavaş has filed a complaint against Gökçek for "creating fear and panic among the people" after the latter claimed that tap water causes a recent spike in diarrhea cases in the capital.

Metropolitan Mayors of İzmir and Ankara Receive Their Certificates of Election

Metropolitan Mayors of İzmir and Ankara Receive Their Certificates of Election

Tunç Soyer and Mansur Yavaş, who have been elected as the Metropolitan Mayors of İzmir and Ankara from the Nation Alliance, have received their certificates of election.

CHP Does Not Give Up on Ankara

CHP Does Not Give Up on Ankara

After the announcement of AKP mayor candidate’s victory over CHP candidate with 0.72% in the local elections, several Ankara residents scrambled to compare the ballot box records and Supreme Election Committee’s (YSK) election results.