Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayor in east with state official, ministry says
Turkey on Saturday removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor over convictions on terrorism-related charges and appointed a state official in his place, the interior ministry said. The local governor replaced Abdullah Zeydan,
Turkey Removes Kurdish Mayor From Office on Terror Charges
Turkey’s government dismissed the Kurdish mayor of the eastern province of Van after he was sentenced to prison for terrorism charges, marking the latest in a wave of arrests and investigations across the country that have ensnared national politicians and journalists.
Turkey sacks Kurdish mayor of Van
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Saturday dismissed the Kurdish mayor of Van, Abdullah Zeydan, and replaced him with a trustee after he was sentenced to three years and nine months in jail on terror-related charges.
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayor in south-east from post
Turkish authorities have sacked another elected pro-Kurdish mayor over a terrorism-linked conviction, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Mayor Abdullah Zeydan of the south-eastern city of Van was replaced with the local governor over his conviction on "assisting an armed terrorist
Turkey removes another pro-Kurdish mayor
A ninth mayor from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a ‘terrorist organisation’, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Turkish government crackdown on political opposition intensifies: Dozens detained and thousands under investigation
The operation against the Peoples’ Democratic Congress, a coalition of nominally left parties led by the Kurdish Peoples' ...
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Congress Co-Rapporteurs Address Van Mayor's Dismissal
David Eray (Switzerland, EPP/CCE) and Bryony Rudkin (United Kingdom, SOC/G/PD), co-Rapporteurs of the Congress of Local and ...
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Van’s Dismissed Mayor Calls His Removal as a ‘Coup,’ Pledges Legal Challenge
Abdullah Zeydan criticized the appointment of a state trustee in his place, stressing that his election reflected the ...
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Mayor in eastern Türkiye convicted of aiding PKK terrorists
The mayor of an eastern Turkish province was convicted of helping the PKK terrorist group at a retrial on Tuesday. A heavy ...
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Turkiye ousts Van mayor, citing PKK links
Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the Turkish Ministry of Interior announced the dismissal of a second pro-Kurdish mayor, Abdullah ...
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Kurdish mayor deems Turkish court ruling against him political
VAN, Turkey - A Turkish court sentenced the mayor of Van city to three years and nine months. The Kurdish politician claimed ...
Turkish government escalates crackdown against CHP and DEM Party
The WSWS and the Socialist Equality Group, regardless of their political differences with the CHP and the DEM Party, oppose ...