Ekrem İmamoğlu reacts to trustee appointments: Usurpation and violation

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in Germany for a series of meetings, reacted to the newly appointed trustees on his social media account.

Stating that the decision taken is not legal, İmamoğlu expressed his reaction with the following words:

"In municipalities, the will of the people is embodied in the Council Members just as it is in the Mayor. This evening, the provincial governor was appointed as a trustee to the Tunceli Municipality, and the district governor was appointed as a trustee to our Ovacık Municipality.

The practice of appointing trustees without a final judicial decision is not legal.

In any case, if a mayor is to be removed from office, the correct procedure is for a new mayor to be elected by the municipal council.

The current practice is a usurpation of the national will and a violation of the right to vote and be elected. 

It should not be forgotten that: 'Sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation.'"

Belediyelerde halk iradesi tıpkı Başkan gibi Meclis Üyelerinde de vücut bulur. Bu akşam Tunceli Belediye Başkanlığı’na ilin valisi, Ovacık Belediyemize de ilçenin kaymakamı kayyım olarak atandı. Kesinleşmiş yargı kararı olmadan kayyım uygulaması hukuki değildir. Behemehal, başkan…

— Ekrem İmamoğlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) November 22, 2024