President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, serving as the Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), officially announced Murat Kurum for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor in the upcoming local elections scheduled for March 31, 2024. This move by President Erdoğan intensifies the electoral contest in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, where the incumbent Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) is vying for re-election. İmamoğlu’s previous victory in Istanbul was a notable political shift, ending the long-standing control of the AKP in the city.
President Erdoğan announced that the AKP will unveil its mayoral candidates for other key cities, including the capital Ankara, on January 15. This move signals the AKP’s strategy for the local elections, aiming to regain and reinforce its influence in major urban centers across Turkey.
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