Turkish Parliament Speaker Resigns To Run For Istanbul Mayor

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 19, 2019 | 12:35 AM

Turkish Parliament Speaker Resigns to Run for Istanbul Mayor

Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım said Monday he is resigning from his post to run for the Mayor of Istanbul in the upcoming local elections in Turkey

ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th February, 2019) Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım said Monday he is resigning from his post to run for the Mayor of Istanbul in the upcoming local elections in Turkey.

The elections will be held on March 31.

"Today, I will leave the post of Speaker of the Grand National Assembly [Parliament] of Turkey," said Yıldırım, addressing the lawmakers.

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