Additionally, the government removed Ahmet Ozer, the mayor of Istanbul district ... Dem denies any links to the PKK. Turkish ...

The appointment of trustees to replace elected mayors is a blatant attack on basic democratic rights. The Socialist Equality ...

Turkey has removed three elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office over terrorism-related charges and replaced them with ...

Turkey dismissed the pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just ...

A mayor from Turkey's opposition party has been arrested over alleged ties to militants, sparking political tensions. The ...

An Istanbul court late on Saturday formally arrested a Turkish journalist over his social media posts on prosecutors investigating a mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) ...

Ahmet Ozer, mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district ... ban imposed by a court in December 2022 for “insulting” members of ...

This arrest and the appointment of a trustee to replace an elected mayor is a clear attack on basic democratic rights. The ...

Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's ...

Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged terrorism charges, despite Ankara's efforts ...

Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors facing terrorism charges in the Kurdish-majority southeast and replaced them with ...

Ahmet Ozer, 64, mayor of the Istanbul ... The arrest comes a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed full support for one of his political ally's attempts to reach out to Turkey's Kurds, ...