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Over 2,400 municipal workers in İstanbul's Kadıköy go on strike

Over 2,400 municipal workers in İstanbul's Kadıköy go on strike

The workers demand improvements in their wages, equal status with other public employees, and reduction in tax deductions.

11 July 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Bribery investigations into İstanbul's Kadıköy, Maltepe municipalities

Bribery investigations into İstanbul's Kadıköy, Maltepe municipalities

The two opposition-led district municipalities are at the center of a broader investigation into a bribery organization.

Writer Ergün Poyraz claims he was attacked for investigating irregular tender

Writer Ergün Poyraz claims he was attacked for investigating irregular tender

Ergün was put in intensive care after having a crack in his skull because of the attack.

'Bribery’ operation in Bilecik

'Bribery’ operation in Bilecik

It is alleged that the executive board chair of an affiliate of the Bilecik Municipality was caught red-handed while receiving bribes for a shopping mall construction.

20 January 2022

Local journalist acquitted in case filed for 'disturbing' deputy mayor

Local journalist acquitted in case filed for 'disturbing' deputy mayor

The deputy mayor of an opposition-led district municipality in Tekirdağ had filed a case against a journalist for "disseminating personal investigation."

19 November 2021 Hikmet Adal

Bank accounts of HDP’s Patnos Municipality freezed due to debt incurred in AKP term

Bank accounts of HDP’s Patnos Municipality freezed due to debt incurred in AKP term

The Patnos Directorate of Debt Collection has freezed the bank accounts of the HDP’s Patnos District Municipality in Ağrı due to the debt incurred during the term of AKP’s Cem Afşin Akbay in office.

16 September 2021

Do municipalities in Turkey organize human smuggling to Europe? Here is what we know

Do municipalities in Turkey organize human smuggling to Europe? Here is what we know

After it was revealed that only a few of the dozens of people who were sent to Germany as part of an environmental project returned to the country, it was understood that it wasn't the only such incident.

AKP to municipalities: ‘Pay off citizens’ debts to shopkeepers’

AKP to municipalities: ‘Pay off citizens’ debts to shopkeepers’

Mehmet Özhaseki, the Vice Chair of the ruling AKP responsible for local administrations, has sent a circular to the AKP’s municipalities across the country and asked them to pay off citizens’ debts to shopkeepers.

Union signs the labor contract, municipal workers strike further

KADIKÖY

Union signs the labor contract, municipal workers strike further

On the third day of strike at İstanbul’s Kadıköy Municipality, the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş) has signed the collective labor agreement with the municipality. Workers have not recognized the decision and decided to strike further.

18 February 2021

Collective bargaining ends in a deadlock, municipal workers go on strike

Collective bargaining ends in a deadlock, municipal workers go on strike

The workers of İstanbul’s Kadıköy Municipality have gone on strike as of midnight. If a similar deadlock is reached in the collective bargaining at Ataşehir and Kartal Municipalities in İstanbul, they will also stage a strike.

16 February 2021 Hikmet Adal

Opposition-led municipalities announce higher minimum wages for their employees than government

Opposition-led municipalities announce higher minimum wages for their employees than government

The government has increased the minimum monthly wage by 21.56 percent for next year.

28 December 2020

'Union workers in municipalities dismissed despite layoff ban'

'Union workers in municipalities dismissed despite layoff ban'

Workers at the metropolitan municipalities of Mardin, Diyarbakır, and İzmir were dismissed on the ground of "security" reasons.

23 October 2020

Male violence: Municipality holds krav maga workshop for women

Male violence: Municipality holds krav maga workshop for women

İstanbul's Maltepe district municipality has trained women to defend themselves from violence.

9 September 2020

Main opposition CHP municipalities gift İstanbul Convention to newlyweds

Main opposition CHP municipalities gift İstanbul Convention to newlyweds

Following suit after Odunpazarı Municipality in Eskişehir province, main opposition CHP’s Beşiktaş and Kadıköy municipalities in İstanbul are now gifting the İstanbul Convention to newlyweds after their marriage ceremony.

Corruption in Mardin municipality after government takeover: 13 people remanded in custody

Corruption in Mardin municipality after government takeover: 13 people remanded in custody

The ousted mayor had said corruption in the municipality reached an "unprecedented level" after the Ministry of Interior replaced him with a trustee.

Redhack hacks AKP municipalities’ websites

Redhack hacks AKP municipalities’ websites

Redhack has hacked the websites of three ruling AKP municipalities, noting that “the appointment of trustees to municipalities means usurpation of people’s democratic rights.”

Eight Municipal Council Members from HDP Dismissed in Van

Eight Municipal Council Members from HDP Dismissed in Van

After replacing Van mayor with a trustee, the Interior Ministry dismissed a total of eight municipal council members in three district municipalities.

Ministry of Interior Launches Investigation into ‘Dersim’ Decision of Municipal Council

Ministry of Interior Launches Investigation into ‘Dersim’ Decision of Municipal Council

The Ministry of Interior has launched an investigation into the decision of Dersim Municipal Council, which previously decided by majority of votes to change its “Tunceli Municipality” signboard as “Dersim Municipality.”

‘Tunceli’ Municipality Signboard to be Changed to Dersim Municipality

‘Tunceli’ Municipality Signboard to be Changed to Dersim Municipality

The municipal council of Tunceli Municipality has decided by majority of votes to officially change the “Tunceli Municipality” signboard to “Dersim Municipality.”

Municipal Equality Index Is in Turkey For More LGBTI Friendly Municipalities

Municipal Equality Index Is in Turkey For More LGBTI Friendly Municipalities

SPoD LGBTI transfers Municipal Equality Index Project to Turkey. The index serves as a roadmap for municipal services to include LGBTIs.

7 February 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Arrested

Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Arrested

Seven people including Ağrı’s Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Özbay and Tekdemir have been arrested.

6 February 2017

Co-Mayor of Muradiye Municipality Arrested

Co-Mayor of Muradiye Municipality Arrested

Van’s Muradiye district’s Co-Mayor Tunç from the Democratic Regions Party has been arrested.

26 January 2017

Trustee Appointed to Muradiye Municipality

Trustee Appointed to Muradiye Municipality

Van’s Muradiye sub-Governor Mehmet Fatih Çelikel has been appointed to Muradiye Municipality as trustee. Co-Mayor Mehmet Ali Tunç from the DBP was detained during a house raid yesterday.

17 January 2017

Ömerli, Çatak Co-Mayors Arrested

Ömerli, Çatak Co-Mayors Arrested

Mardin’s Ömerli Co-Mayor Tekin and Van’s Çatak Co-Mayor Bartu have been arrested. There are 72 Co-Mayors from the DBP under arrest.

Ağrı Co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay Arrested

Ağrı Co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay Arrested

Ağrı Co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay has been arrested. 71 co-mayors from 46 DBP-governed municipalities are under arrest.

28 December 2016

Trustees Appointed to 3 Municipalities in Bitlis

Trustees Appointed to 3 Municipalities in Bitlis

Trustees have been appointed to municipalities of DBP-governed Hizan, Mutli and Yolalan in Bitlis. The number of DBP-governed municipalities to which trustees have been appointed has increased to 49. 70 co-mayors are under arrest.

26 December 2016

Akdeniz Co-Mayor Mutlu Arrested

Akdeniz Co-Mayor Mutlu Arrested

15 people including Akdeniz Co-Mayor Yüksel Mutlu from the DBP and HDP Mersin Provincial Co-Chair Sadun Doğan have been arrested.

26 December 2016

5 More DBP Co-Mayors Arrested

5 More DBP Co-Mayors Arrested

Bitlis’ Hizan Co-Mayor İhsan Uğur, Mutki Co-Mayor Özcan Birlik, Yolalan Co-Mayor Felemez Aydın, Siirt’s Baykan Co-Mayor Selva Erdoğan and Veysel Karani Co-Mayor Enes Cengiz have been arrested.

21 December 2016

Trustee Appointed to Yüksekova Municipality

Trustee Appointed to Yüksekova Municipality

Hakkari’s Yüksekova district sub-Governor Kaşıkçı has been appointed as trustee to the district. The number of trustees appointed to DBP-governed municipalities has risen to 45.

19 December 2016

Baykan Co-Mayor Ali Aydın Arrested

Baykan Co-Mayor Ali Aydın Arrested

DBP’s Baykan Co-Mayor Ali Aykan has been arrested.

19 December 2016

Gercüş Co-Mayors Detained

Gercüş Co-Mayors Detained

Suspended Batman’s Gercüş district Co-Mayors Zeynep Oduncu and Abdülkerim Kaya have been detained.

15 December 2016

3 Co-Mayors Detained in Bitlis

3 Co-Mayors Detained in Bitlis

Hizan Co-Mayor İhsan Uğur, Mutki Co-Mayor Özcan Birlik and Yolalan Co-Mayor Felemez Aydın, all from the DBP, have been detained in Bitlis.

14 December 2016

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