Izmir Metropolitan Municipality

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's move to the AK Party drew reactions from the CHP. Party spokesperson Müslim Sarı said he found the situation "indefensible".…

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party; President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned on his badge. After protests in Izmir, it was reported that the AK Party does not hold a majority in the municipal council.…

After Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay joined the AK Party, General Artistic Director Levent Üzümcü joined the deputy council chairs and City Theatre Advisory Board members in resigning.…

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay answered a question about his political future: "Not for my personal political future, but because of the responsibility I bear toward Izmir; yes, I am on the verge of a decision."…

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay said, "Not for my personal political future, but due to my responsibility to Izmir; yes, I am on the verge of a decision." It had been claimed that Tugay would join the AK Party on 7 October.…

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay responded on social media to claims that he would join the AK Party. Attention is on the AK Party group meeting on 7 October.…

Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay said he left the Atatürkist Thought Association (ADD) Karşıyaka branch because he could not attend its activities and disagreed with its leadership.…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay at the Presidential Complex. The meeting was held closed to the press.…

In the indictment prepared by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in the Gaziemir Construction Cooperative investigation, up to 14 years in prison was requested for former Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer. The indictment covers 17 people.…

Excavations at Yassıtepe Mound in İzmir's Bornova district, led by Assoc. Prof. Zafer Derin, show evidence of planned urban life and a trade order dating back about 5,000 years.…

Burhan Özfatura, 83, was taken to Dokuz Eylül University Hospital after suffering sudden cardiac arrest at his home in Balçova. Chief Physician Emel Çalıkoğlu reported that he remains in critical condition, while his son Fatih Özfatura stated his heart stopped for approximately 40 minutes and he remains unconscious.…