Mayor of Turkiye’s Secular Stronghold Izmir Joins Erdogan’s Party
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In Turkey, the opposition is gradually losing control of its municipal strongholds. Last symbol, not least: Izmir, long regarded as the citadel of the opposition in Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Its mayor joined the presidential party, the AKP, on Wednesday 7 October. Since the 2024 municipalities, the power has thus regained control of many town halls, by rallying but also by placing them under guardianship. The opposition denounces a political victory…
Cemil Tugay, until now mayor of Smyrna with the Social Democrat CHP, has received this Wednesday from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the card of member of his...
(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = A prominent politician in western Izmir, considered a secularist stronghold and opposition stronghold of Turkey, [is] the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
The mayor of Turkish İzmir, Cemil Tugay, has switched to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party, the AKP. İzmir, an opposition stronghold, is the country's third-largest city. Erdogan welcomed Tugay at a parliamentary meeting that was broadcast live on television.
Turkey's Erdogan Captures Izmir, City His Party Never Won ...
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