CHP mayor in western Turkey arrested, removed from office amid mounting pressure on party

Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday removed a district mayor in the western province of İzmir from office after he was arrested as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and zoning violations, in the latest operation targeting municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkish Minute reported, citing the Anka news agency. […] The post CHP mayor in western Turkey arrested, removed from office amid mounting pressure on party appeared first on Stockho...

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