▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁on ▁cor ruption ▁charges . ▁In ▁these ▁cases , ▁municipal ▁coun c ill ors ▁retained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁successor , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁appoint ing ▁a ▁trust ee . ▁On ▁these ▁grounds , ▁the ▁C HP ▁may ors ▁of ▁A ta ş eh ir ▁and ▁Be ş ik ta ş , ▁both ▁districts ▁of ▁Ist an bul , ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁C HP ▁sl ammed ▁the ▁dec isions ▁as ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated , ▁but ▁the ▁C HP ▁major ities ▁in ▁both ▁coun c ils ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁C HP ▁successor ▁in ▁their ▁place . ▁ ▁' F at igue ' ▁res ign ations ▁of ▁A K P ▁may ors ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁declaration ▁of ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁constitution al ▁refer endum ▁and ▁election ▁as ▁A K ▁Party ▁leader , ▁President ▁Er do ğ an ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁claim ing ▁that ▁his ▁party ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁' met al ▁fat igue ' ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁poor ly - perform ing ▁party ▁provincial ▁execut ives ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁posts . ▁Seven ▁A K P ▁provincial ▁chair men ▁res igned ▁their ▁posts ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Er do ğ an ' s ▁call .