Two Turkish opposition mayors were removed from office, Ankara said Friday, after they were convicted of "terrorism" for belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

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Turkey fires pro-Kurdish mayors, citing 'terrorism'

Turkey has ousted two more elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office, citing terrorism-related charges against them An Interior Ministry statement said the mayors were replaced with state-appointed administrators over their past convictions or current inv...

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Turkey removes two more pro-Kurdish mayors from office for links to banned group

ANKARA (Reuters) -     Turkey stripped two elected pro-Kurdish mayors of their posts in eastern cities on Friday, for convictions on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, temporarily appointing state officials in their places instead. Read full story

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Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayors with state officials in two eastern cities

ANKARA - Turkey stripped two elected pro-Kurdish mayors of their posts in eastern cities on Friday, for convictions on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, temporarily appointing state officials in their places instead. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The mayors of two towns in eastern Turkey were jailed for links to a banned Kurdish militant group. While Ankara says it must maintain security, President Erdogan's critics say the firings undermined democracy,

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Two mayors in eastern Turkey have been deposed after being convicted of terrorism for belonging to the outlawed PKK, the country's interior minister announced. Tunceli's mayor and Ovacik's mayor were both sentenced earlier this week to six years and three months in prison for being members of the terror-labeled Kurdish PKK. Both have been replaced by state-appointed...

Två borgmästare i östra Turkiet har avsatts efter att ha dömts för terrorism för att tillhöra förbjuda PKK, meddelar landets inrikesminister. Tuncelis borgmästare och Ovaciks borgmästare har båda dömts tidigare i veckan till sex år och tre månaders fängelse för att vara medlemmar i terrorstämplade kurdiska PKK. Båda har ersatts av statligt utsed...

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Mayors in Turkey are deposed

In the Kurdish-dominated east of Turkey, two more mayors have been convicted and removed from office for alleged membership in the PKK. This brings the number of ousted city leaders to six. The Erdogan government wants to ensure "security" in this way.

Im kurdisch geprägten Osten der Türkei sind zwei weitere Bürgermeister wegen angeblicher Mitgliedschaft in der PKK verurteilt und aus dem Amt entfernt worden. Damit steigt die Zahl der geschassten Stadtoberhäupter auf sechs. Die Regierung Erdogan will damit für "Sicherheit" sorgen.

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Ankara speaks of "terrorism": Türkiye deposes two mayors

Two opposition mayors in eastern Turkey were
dismissed from office after being convicted of
“terrorism”, local authorities announced yesterday, a few weeks ago
after the similar dismissal of four other elected representatives.
The mayors of Tunceli and Ovacik, convicted this
week to six years and three months in prison for belonging to the Party of
Kurdistan workers (PKK), were replaced by administrators
appointed by the State, in

Dois presidentes de câmara da oposição no leste da Turquia foram
destituídos das suas funções após terem sido condenados por
"terrorismo", anunciaram ontem as autoridades locais, algumas semanas
após a destituição semelhante de quatro outros representantes eleitos.
Os presidentes das câmaras de Tunceli e Ovacik, condenados esta
semana a seis anos e três meses de prisão por pertencerem ao Partido dos
Trabalhadores do Curdistão (PKK), foram substi…

Dois presidentes de câmara da oposição demitidos após condenados por terrorismo

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Two opposition mayors dismissed after being convicted of terrorism

The ousted mayor of Tunceli, Cevdet Konak, is a member of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM, formerly HDP), the main pro-Kurdish party in Turkey

Ο αποπεμφθείς δήμαρχος του Τούντζελι, ο Τσεβντέτ Κονάκ, είναι μέλος του Κόμματος Ισότητας των Λαών και της Δημοκρατίας (DEM, πρώην HDP), του κυριότερου φιλοκουρδικού κόμματος στην Τουρκία

Τουρκία: Δύο αντιπολιτευόμενοι δήμαρχοι καταδικάστηκαν για «τρομοκρατία» και καθαιρέθηκαν

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Turkey: Two opposition mayors convicted of "terrorism" and deposed

These latest moves have drawn backlash from Turkish parties.

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Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayors with state officials

Two mayors close to the opposition have been removed from office after being convicted of "terrorism", Turkish authorities announced today, a few weeks after the removal of four other elected officials. More...

Δύο δήμαρχοι προσκείμενοι στην αντιπολίτευση καθαιρέθηκαν από το αξίωμά τους αφού καταδικάστηκαν για «τρομοκρατία», ανακοίνωσαν σήμερα οι τουρκικές αρχές, μερικές εβδομάδες μετά την καθαίρεση άλλων τεσσάρων αιρετών.Περισσότερα...

Turkey fires pro-Kurdish mayors, citing 'terrorism'

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