Turkish police detain opposition mayor over alleged collusion, NTV says

Turkish police detain opposition mayor over alleged collusion, NTV says

Turkish police on Thursday detained an Istanbul district mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), along with 20 others, over alleged collusive tendering, broadcaster NTV reported. An Istanbul prosecutor ordered the detention of Beykoz Mayor Alaattin Koseler and three others over the alleged collusion, as well as 17 others for establishing, joining, and aiding…

Turkey dismisses two opposition mayors over ‘terrorism’

Turkey dismisses two opposition mayors over ‘terrorism’

Two opposition mayors in eastern Turkey have been removed from office after being convicted of “terrorism” for belonging to a banned Kurdish militant group, the interior minister said on Friday. The mayors of Tunceli and Ovacik were each sentenced to six years and three months in prison this week for membership of the outlawed Kurdistan…