Over 1,000 Protest Turkish Mayor Tugay Defection to President Erdogan’s Party in Izmir
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Following İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's defection to the AKP, protests were held in the city. While Cumhuriyet and Konak Atatürk squares were surrounded by police barriers, Çağatay Güç, the İzmir Provincial Chairman of the YENİ Party, reacted to Tugay with the words, "İzmir has dismissed you." After the press statement, citizens broke through the police blockade.
Over 1,000 Protest Turkish Mayor Tugay Defection to President Erdogan’s Party in Izmir
More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir on Wednesday, angered by the defection of the city’s mayor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP. The move was a huge symbolic victory for the Turkish leader, who has long wanted to control the secular resort city of 4.5 million people on Turkey‘s Aegean […]
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the New Party's İzmir Provincial Headquarters to protest İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, who recently joined the AKP. Citizens chanted slogans such as "Traitor Cemil," "Cemil resign," and "President İmamoğlu," and organized a march. Following Cemil Tugay's defection to the AKP, calls for protests were made throughout the city, and extensive security measures were taken in İzmir's iconic …
The joining of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay to the AK Party was protested in İzmir with a demonstration. A crowd gathered in front of the New Party's İzmir provincial headquarters to express their disapproval of the decision, and were met with police intervention.
Thousands of citizens protesting Cemil Tugay's defection to the AKP gathered in Cumhuriyet Square at the call of the NEW Party's İzmir Provincial Presidency. When the crowd attempted to march, police erected barricades. Following a press statement, the crowd marched, chanting slogans such as "Traitor Cemil," and "Cemil resign."
Protests erupted in Izmir after Mayor Cemil Tugay switched to the AK Party. Intensive security measures were in place for citizens attempting to march in protest, with water cannons deployed and police barricades erected.
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