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Kurdish mayor transferred to Silivri Prison in Istanbul upon arrest

Kurdish mayor transferred to Silivri Prison in Istanbul upon arrest

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 18, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Van Mayor Bekir Kaya, who was elected on the ticket of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2014 local elections, was taken to İstanbul’s Silivri Prison after a Van court ruled for his arrest on Friday. Counterterrorism police raided the Van...
VIDEO: Police disperse municipality employees gathered to protest detention of Van Mayor

VIDEO: Police disperse municipality employees gathered to protest detention of Van Mayor

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 17, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police use excessive force against Van municipality employees who gathered in front of the municipality building to the detention of Mayor Bekir Kaya. Counter-terror police raided Van municipality on Thursday and...

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