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title: "Council member who defected from CHP to AKP in Üsküdar appointed deputy mayor"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-council-member-who-defected-chp-akp/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z
category: politics
sources: 8
agreement: single-source
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# Council member who defected from CHP to AKP in Üsküdar appointed deputy mayor

Tahsin Usta, a council member who switched from CHP to AKP ahead of a deputy mayoral election in Üsküdar, was appointed deputy mayor by Acting Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin. Usta will oversee the Disaster Affairs, Health Affairs and Social Services directorates.

## Who is in this story

- [Tahsin Usta](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/tahsin-usta/) — People
- [Dündar Ziya Gültekin](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/dundar-ziya-gultekin/) — People
- [Sinem Dedetaş](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/sinem-dedetas/) — People
- [Sibel Tan Çetinkaya](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/sibel-tan-cetinkaya/) — People
- [Saniye Bora Fıçı](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/saniye-bora-fici/) — People
- [Üsküdar Municipality](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/uskudar-belediyesi/) — Institutions
- [CHP](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/chp/) — Parties
- [AKP](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ak-parti/) — Parties

## News sources

- [Tahsin Usta resmen belediye başkan yardımcısı oldu](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6000822/tahsin-usta-resmen-belediye-baskan-yardimcisi-oldu?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [CHP’den AKP’ye geçen Fıçı yuhalandı: Foçalılar kırmızı kart gösterip 'istifa' diye bağırdılar!](https://halktv.com.tr/siyaset/chpden-akpye-gecen-fici-yuhalandi-focalilar-kirmizi-kart-gosterip-istifa-diye-bagirdilar-1055494h) — Halk TV (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Muradına kavuştu: CHP'den AKP'ye geçen Meclis Üyesi Tahsin Usta Üsküdar Belediyesi'nde Başkan Yardımcısı oldu](https://www.birgun.net/haber/muradina-kavustu-chp-den-akp-ye-gecen-meclis-uyesi-tahsin-usta-uskudar-belediyesi-nde-baskan-yardimcisi-oldu-735149) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [AKP'ye geçti makamı kaptı! Tahsin Usta Üsküdar Belediyesi'nde Başkan Yardımcısı oldu](https://www.sozcu.com.tr/akp-ye-gecti-makami-kapti-tahsin-usta-uskudar-belediyesi-nde-baskan-yardimcisi-oldu-p358876) — Sözcü (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Foça'da AKP'ye geçen Fıçı'ya kırmızı kartlı protesto](https://www.birgun.net/haber/foca-da-akp-ye-gecen-fici-ya-kirmizi-kartli-protesto-735173) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Tahsin Usta belediye başkan yardımcısı oldu: Üsküdar’da seçim öncesi AK Parti'ye geçmişti](https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com/tahsin-usta-belediye-baskan-yardimcisi-oldu-uskudarda-secim-oncesi-ak-partiye-gecmisti-1072591h.htm) — Yeniçağ (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Foça’da AKP’ye geçen belediye başkanı Fıçı’ya protesto: Polis müdahale etti](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/foca-da-akp-ye-gecen-belediye-baskani-fici-ya-protesto-polis-mudahale-etti-2538243) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [CHP'den AKP'ye geçen Tahsin Usta Başkan Yardımcısı oldu](https://artigercek.com/politika/chpden-akpye-gecen-tahsin-usta-baskan-yardimcisi-oldu-350601h) — Artı Gerçek (opposition) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-16-uskudar-akp-gecen-meclis-uyesi-usta/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-16-council-member-who-defected-chp-akp/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-16-uskyudare-pereshedshiy-psr-deputat-medzhlisa-usta/

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