Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayor in southeast with state official, ministry says

Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayor in southeast with state official, ministry says

ANKARA - Turkey removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor on Wednesday over convictions on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, temporarily appointing a state official in her place amid a widening opposition crackdown.

Turkish authorities remove mayor on “terrorism-related” charges – Famagusta Gazette

Turkish authorities on Wednesday removed a mayor in the eastern province of Siirt following a conviction on “terrorism-related” charges, the country’s interior ministry said. The former mayor Sofya Alagas was sentenced to six years and three months in prison by a Diyarbakir court for being a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), said the ministry in a statement. As a result, she was dismissed from her role, and Siirt Governor Dr…

The Turkish government has removed the mayor of the city of Siirt in southeastern Turkey and replaced it with a prefect appointed by the same prefect. Ministry of... Turkey: Mayor of Siirt elected with pro-Kurdish DEM party deposed - NAUTEBORIKI

The Turkish government has dismissed the mayor of the city of Siirt in southeastern Turkey and replaced her with a prefect appointed by the same government. More...

The Turkish government has dismissed the mayor of the city of Siirt in southeastern Turkey and replaced him with the provincial governor appointed by the government. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said that the removal of the mayor, Sofia Alaga, who was elected with the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), was due to a pending conviction against her for six years and three months in prison for membership in the Kurdish…

Gov’t removes another Kurdish mayor from office in SE Turkey - Turkish Minute

Amid an ongoing crackdown on opposition municipalities in Turkey, the Interior Ministry has removed a Kurdish mayor from office in the southeastern province of Siirt, appointing a government trustee to assume her responsibilities, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The ministry’s decision regarding Siirt Mayor Sofya Alağaş, a member of the pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), came shortly after she was sentence…