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Mayor-elect Kurdish politicians denied mandate by electoral council

Mayor-elect Kurdish politicians denied mandate by electoral council

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 9, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Ahmet Türk and Figen Altındağ, who were elected as co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin last Sunday from the ranks of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has been denied the mandate by the Supreme Election Board (YSK), the Mesopotamia news...
74-year-old imprisoned Kurdish politician hospitalized with serious heart condition

74-year-old imprisoned Kurdish politician hospitalized with serious heart condition

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Former Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk, who was arrested on Dec 19 and transferred to a prison in Elazığ province on Jan. 17, was hospitalized on Wednesday as his overall physical condition is not good, his lawyer said. Speaking with the Bianet news portal on Wednesday,...
74-year-old Kurdish politician transferred to Elazığ prison

74-year-old Kurdish politician transferred to Elazığ prison

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 16, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Mardin Mayor Ahmet Turk, who was arrested and sent to İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison on Nov. 19, was transferred to a prison in Elazığ province in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Turkish media outlets. Türk, who was recently removed from his...
Turkey jails another prominent Kurdish politician, brings total to 48

Turkey jails another prominent Kurdish politician, brings total to 48

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 24, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish court on Thursday ruled to arrest Ahmet Türk, a former deputy and also co-mayor of the Mardin Municipality, who was detained on Nov. 1 on charges of membership in a terror organization. Türk, who was recently removed from his post by the Interior Ministry,...
Turkish police detain Mardin Co-mayor Türk, Artuklu district mayor Irmak

Turkish police detain Mardin Co-mayor Türk, Artuklu district mayor Irmak

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 21, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish police on Monday detained Ahmet Türk, a former deputy and also co-mayor of the Mardin Municipality, and Emin Irmak, Artuklu district mayor, as part of a terrorism probe. The mayors were detained at home as part of an investigation overseen by the Mardin Chief...
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