Anders Knape, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, announced that they would like to send a delegation to watch the upcoming elections in Istanbul.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu "We invited to observe elections in all local elections in Congress, we are, we will still" explanation after Knape, Turkey at the request convention Council of Europe Permanent Representative conveyed in a letter sent Kaan Essenes.

"The Congress intends to send a delegation to follow the elections, which will be repeated on 23 June, provided that the official invitation will arrive on time".

Anders Knape: We are Concerned.

President of the Congress, YSK in Istanbul after the decision to renew the election of the Mayor of Istanbul in the statement he expressed concern about the situation in Istanbul, "with a great concern in Istanbul elections, and the Turkish authorities to ensure the security of the election process, we call on all kinds of measures," he said.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, said after the decision that the situation "has the potential to seriously damage the voters' trust". A statement through Jagland's spokesman, Daniel Holtgen said, "The conditions for free and fair elections must be made before the election day, then not".

March 31 local elections, the Council of Europe to monitor the 22-member delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, had been found in Turkey to monitor the elections.