Published September 22,2017
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Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş announced at a televised press conference at the municipality building in Saraçhane in Istanbul on Friday that he quited mayor of Istanbul duty which he had taken over since 2004.
Topbaş said that he was only resigning from his post as a mayor and would continue his political career within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
"I have resigned from my duty as mayor as of today. But I, under no circumstance, will cut ties with my political party. I am an active member of my party," he said.
He also said he would not allow the opposition party to do politics over his resignation.
