ISTANBUL The acting mayor of Istanbul’s Beykoz district, Özlem Vural Gürzel, resigned from the main opposition Republican People’s Party ( CHP ) on Sept. 9. "The baseless accusations, slander and psychological pressure have now exceeded my tolerance limit," Gürzel said in a post on X, adding that she could no longer serve under the CHP. She said she had instead received support from municipal council members of ruling bloc partners Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement