Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayor in south-east

Turkey sacks Kurdish mayor of Van
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Saturday dismissed the Kurdish mayor of Van, Abdullah Zeydan, and replaced him with a trustee after he was sentenced to three years and nine months in jail on terror-related charges.
Turkey removes another pro-Kurdish mayor
A ninth mayor from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a ‘terrorist organisation’, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayor in east with state official, ministry says
Turkey on Saturday removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor over convictions on terrorism-related charges and appointed a state official in his place, the interior ministry said. The local governor replaced Abdullah Zeydan,
Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayor in east with state official
Abdullah Zeydan of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party was replaced after being convicted for 'assisting an armed terrorist organisation'.
Turkey Removes Kurdish Mayor From Office on Terror Charges
Turkey’s government dismissed the Kurdish mayor of the eastern province of Van after he was sentenced to prison for terrorism charges, marking the latest in a wave of arrests and investigations across the country that have ensnared national politicians and journalists.
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayor in south-east from post
Turkish authorities have sacked another elected pro-Kurdish mayor over a terrorism-linked conviction, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Mayor Abdullah Zeydan of the south-eastern city of Van was replaced with the local governor over his conviction on "assisting an armed terrorist
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