▁The ▁intention ▁of ▁the ▁A K P ▁party ▁executive ▁to ▁' reg ener ate ' ▁the ▁party ▁resulted ▁in ▁pressure ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁more ▁controvers ial , ▁long - ser ving ▁or ▁poor ly - perform ing ▁may ors ▁to ▁res ign . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ist an bul ▁Mayor ▁K ad ir ▁Top ba ş , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁res igned . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁D ü z ce ▁Mayor ▁Me h met ▁Ke le ş ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ni ğ de , ▁Far uk ▁Ak do ğ an , ▁res igned . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁B urs a , ▁Re cep ▁Al te pe , ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October , ▁An k ara ▁Mayor ▁Mel ih ▁G ök ç ek ▁res igned ▁after ▁weeks ▁of ▁un success ful ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Er do ğ an ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁office . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October , ▁Bal ı kes ir ▁Mayor ▁Ed ip ▁U ğ ur ▁also ▁res igned ▁after ▁initially ▁ref using ▁to ▁he ed ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁executive ' s ▁pressure . ▁M aking ▁an ▁emot ional ▁res ignation ▁statement , ▁U ğ ur ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁res ignation ▁was ▁forced ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁received ▁thre ats ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁resist