by TurkeyPurge | Dec 19, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed from office three mayors from the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and one from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over allegations of terrorism, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. In the...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The mayors of Turkey’s major provinces, including capital Ankara and İstanbul, are resigning, apparently succumbing to weeks of pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdoğan have so far demanded the resignation of Bursa Municipality Mayor Recep Altepe,...