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Opposition mayors removed from office
Turkey’s ruling party signals more municipal takeovers
Three mayors from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party were replaced with government-appointed trustees today.
Today 17:44
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
‘You can’t discuss peace while appointing trustees,” says dismissed Kurdish mayor
Co-mayor Saniye Bayram emphasized Halfeti’s symbolic importance despite being the smallest district in Urfa.
Today 13:59
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Evrim Deniz
reports
Protests in Kurdish cities after removal of mayors
DEM Party supporters protested the replacemrnt of the mayors in Batman, Mardin and Urfa.
Today 12:01
Evrim Deniz
Government removes pro-Kurdish mayors in Mardin, Batman, Urfa
The move follows the recent replacement of an İstanbul district mayor elected through CHP-DEM cooperation. The pro-Kurdish DEM has now lost three of the 11 cities it won in the March elections.
Today 11:18
Erdoğan sues İstanbul’s İmamoğlu for 1 million liras over criticism of district mayor’s arrest
The İstanbul mayor describing the president as “wielding a stick" crossed the line of respectful political discourse, according to Erdoğan’s legal team.
2 November 2024
Ruken Tuncel
reports
Thousands protest opposition municipality's takeover in İstanbul
Leaders of the CHP and the pro-Kurdish DEM held a rally in the Esenyurt district in response to Mayor Ahmet Özer's arrest o dubious "terrorism" charges and suspension from duty.
31 October 2024
Ruken Tuncel
Who is Ahmet Özer, the arrested mayor of İstanbul's Esenyurt district?
A distinguished academic in Turkey, Prof. Özer was elected the mayor of Esenyurt in the 2024 local elections.
31 October 2024
Esenyurt mayor replaced by trustee, says investigation ‘politically motivated’
For the first time, a member of the main opposition CHP has been removed from office over ‘terrorism’ charges against them. Mayor Ahmet Özer's testimony has been obtained by the state media despite a confidentiality order on the investigation.
31 October 2024
İstanbul's Esenyurt district mayor remanded in custody in 'terror' investigation
CHP and DEM members protest outside the courthouse as unconfirmed reports claim that Ahmet Özer will be replaced by a government-appointed trustee.
30 October 2024
İstanbul district mayor from main opposition CHP detained in ‘terror’ investigation
Ahmet Özer, a member of the main opposition party CHP, is accused of having contact with the PKK.
30 October 2024
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