İstanbul mayoral election

Syrian refugees should respect the law in Turkey, Binali Yıldırım, Turkish Parliament speaker who is running for mayor of Istanbul from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has said.

The biggest urban problem in Istanbul is traffic congestion followed by population issues, according to Binali Yıldırım, the Turkish Parliament speaker who is running for mayor of the country's largest city from the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) ranks. 

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidate for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality mayor seat, has outlined five major problems of Istanbul that he promises to resolve.

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) mayoral candidate for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, visited Christian religious leaders for Christmas on Dec. 25 in Istanbul.