Turkey removes two more pro-Kurdish mayors from office for links to banned group
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TURKEY REMOVES TWO MORE PRO-KURDISH MAYORS FROM OFFICE FOR LINKS TO BANNED GROUP
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✍️ Turkey has ousted two more elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office, citing terrorism-related charges, bringing the total number of sacked mayors to six.
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👉 Turkey has ousted six elected mayors since October
👉 Two mayors were removed due to past convictions and ongoing investigations for links to the PKK
👉 Mayors belong to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEP)
👉 Government defends removals as part of efforts to maintain security
👉 Opposition parties and human rights groups accuse government of undermining democracy
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#RecepTayyipErdogan #AhmetOzer #Turkey #Ankara #Tunceli #Ovacik #Istanbul #Esenyurt #politics
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TURKEY REMOVES TWO MORE PRO-KURDISH MAYORS FROM OFFICE FOR LINKS TO BANNED GROUP
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✍️ Turkey has ousted two more elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office, citing terrorism-related charges, bringing the total number of sacked mayors to six.
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👉 Turkey has ousted six elected mayors since October
👉 Two mayors were removed due to past convictions and ongoing investigations for links to the PKK
👉 Mayors belong to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEP)
👉 Government defends removals as part of efforts to maintain security
👉 Opposition parties and human rights groups accuse government of undermining democracy
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#RecepTayyipErdogan #AhmetOzer #Turkey #Ankara #Tunceli #Ovacik #Istanbul #Esenyurt #politics
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Turkey has ousted two more elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office, citing terrorism-related charges against them An Interior Ministry statement said the mayors were replaced with state-appointed administrators over their past convictions or current inv...
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