Share postPolitical figures from various parties have strongly condemned the Turkish Interior Ministry’s appointment of trustees to replace elected mayors in the Kurdish-majority municipalities of Mardin (Mêrdîn), Batman (Êlih) and Halfeti (Xelfetî) in Urfa (Riha) province. Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel and other prominent opposition voices have announced immediate action against the decision. … Continue reading Political backlash as Turkish government deposes elected DEM Party mayors