Municipal Council of Istanbul

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Municipal Council of Istanbul İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Meclisi
Unicameral deliberative assembly of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Seal of the Metropolitan Municipality
Leadership
President	Ekrem İmamoğlu (CHP) since 27 June 2019
1st Deputy Chairman	(AKP)
2nd Deputy Chairman	(AKP)
Floor Leaders	(AKP)
	(CHP)
	(İYİ)
	(MHP)
Structure
Seats	312
Political groups	People's Alliance (Majority)   AKP (176)   MHP (4) Nation Alliance (Minority)   CHP (119)   İYİ (12)

The Municipal Council of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Meclisi) is the ultimate decision making organ^[1] of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Although there are no exclusive elections held for the Municipal Council, the body comprises councillors from district municipalities (Turkish: İlçe Belediyeleri) of Istanbul. After local elections, one-fifth of the elected district councillors jointly represent their district with their district's Mayor.

The elected metropolitan mayor serves as the President of the Council until their term ends.

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