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Gallery: Dozens detained in ‘trustee’ protests amid violent police response

Gallery: Dozens detained in ‘trustee’ protests amid violent police response

Protests continued throughout the night in Batman and Mardin, as well as İstanbul.

5 November 2024

Turkey’s ruling party signals more municipal takeovers

Turkey’s ruling party signals more municipal takeovers

Three mayors from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party were replaced with government-appointed trustees today.

4 November 2024

Tuğçe Yılmaz

‘You can’t discuss peace while appointing trustees,” says dismissed Kurdish mayor

‘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.

4 November 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Protests in Kurdish cities after removal of mayors

Protests in Kurdish cities after removal of mayors

DEM Party supporters protested the replacemrnt of the mayors in Batman, Mardin and Urfa.

4 November 2024 Evrim Deniz

Government removes pro-Kurdish mayors in Mardin, Batman, Urfa

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.

4 November 2024

Erdoğan sues İstanbul’s İmamoğlu for 1 million liras over criticism of district mayor’s arrest

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

Thousands protest opposition municipality's takeover in İstanbul

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?

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’

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

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

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