Turkish President Erdogan has chosen former urban planning minister Murat Kurum as the AK Party's candidate for Istanbul mayor in the upcoming local elections. Kurum's selection has sparked criticism due to his involvement in allowing unlawfully erected and unsafe buildings to benefit from an amnesty issued prior to the announcement. The ruling AK Party aims to regain control of Turkey's largest city through this move.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named former environment minister Murat Kurum as the ruling AK Party’s candidate in Istanbul’s mayoral election in March, bidding to win back control of #Turkey’s largest city. https://t.co/K3hnYP66KV
Turkish President Erdogan appointed former minister Murat Kurum as his Ak Party’s candidate for Istanbul mayor in local elections to be held at the end of March https://t.co/fS6a0F9blN
Erdogan names ex-minister as his party's Istanbul mayor candidate https://t.co/hQolFDE0cS https://t.co/WDcIEigd0C
Erdogan announced his AKP's mayoral candidates today. All eyes were on Istanbul. He picked former urban planning minister Murat Kurum who is already being lambasted for allowing unlawfully erected/unsafe buildings to benefit from an amnesty issued coincidentally prior to the… https://t.co/naoq8dDnCM