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Do-over Istanbul elections in 10 questions

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Monday announced that a do-over election in Istanbul will be held on June 23. According to the council, the decision was taken as some ballot committee members who served during the elections were not civil servants as required by law.

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10- Who will lead the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in this election period? According to the Municipal Law, if the certificate of mayor of the metropolitan municipality is canceled, the mayor has to be appointed by the minister of interior until the election is held. Ali Yerlikaya, the governor of Istanbul, was appointed as Acting Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.