When will the IMM deputy mayor be elected? When and at what time are the IMM and Beylikdüzü deputy mayor elections?

Following the removal of IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık from office, the Istanbul Governor's Office has set a date for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and Beylikdüzü Municipal Councils to elect a deputy mayor. In both municipalities, council members will determine the deputy mayors who will serve temporarily in place of the removed mayors. So, 'When will the IMM deputy mayor election be held? On what date and at what time will the deputy mayor elections take place in the IMM and Beylikdüzü?' Here are the details you are curious about...

WHY ARE DEPUTY MAYORS BEING ELECTED?

In a statement issued by the Istanbul Governor's Office, it was stated that the Ministry of Interior had suspended Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık as a temporary precautionary measure. Following this development, it was reported that the councils of both municipalities would convene to elect a deputy mayor in accordance with Article 45 of the Municipal Law No. 5393.

WHEN WILL THE IMM AND BEYLİKDÜZÜ DEPUTY MAYORS BE ELECTED?

According to the statement made by the Istanbul Governor's Office, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council will meet at the IMM council meeting hall on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 13:00 to determine the deputy mayor.

On the same day, the Beylikdüzü Municipal Council will also convene at the municipal council hall at 09:00 to elect a temporary deputy mayor. The Governor's Office announced that it has granted the necessary approval for these meetings to take place within the legal framework.

STATEMENT FROM THE ISTANBUL GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

In the statement made by the Istanbul Governor's Office, it was recalled that IMM Mayor İmamoğlu and Beylikdüzü Mayor Çalık were suspended from their duties by the Ministry of Interior as a temporary precautionary measure. The statement from the Governor's Office is as follows;

"Due to the suspension of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık from their duties by the Ministry of Interior as a temporary precautionary measure;

In accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of the Municipal Law No. 5393, it has been deemed appropriate by our Governor's Office for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Beylikdüzü Municipal Councils to convene to elect a Deputy Mayor;

- At the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council meeting hall on Wednesday, 26.03.2025, at 13:00,

- At the Beylikdüzü Municipality Council Meeting Hall on Wednesday, 26.03.2025, at 09:00.

Respectfully announced to the public"