Municipal Council of Istanbul
Municipal Council of Istanbul "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Meclisi" | |
|---|---|
| Unicameral deliberative assembly of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | |
| Istanbul Municipal Palace, Fatih | |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 November 1930 |
| Leadership | |
1st Deputy Chairman | Vacant since 26 March 2025 |
2nd Deputy Chairman | Gökhan Gümüşdağ (CHP) |
Floor Leaders | Ülkü Sakalar (CHP) |
Orkun Ayhan (MHP) | |
Dursun Çağlayan (BBP) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 314 |
Political groups | Mayoral majority (185)
Opposition (129) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 31 March 2024 |
The Municipal Council of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Meclisi) is the decision-making organ of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The council has decision making authority on most municipal matters with the exception of transport policy, which is handled by the Transport Coordination Center (Turkish: UKOME, Ulaşım Koordinasyon Müdürlüğü). The council, unlike other assemblies, cannot change its own rules of procedure, as these are set nationwide with the laws numbered 5216 and 5393 on Metropolitan Municipalities and Municipalities respectively.