Turkey unseats Kurdish mayors in crackdown

Turkey unseats Kurdish mayors in crackdown after peace proposal
Turkey dismissed the pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just two weeks after President Tayyip Erdogan's main ally made a proposal for ending the militants' 40-year insurgency in the southeast.
Turkey ousts 3 elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office and replaces them with state officials
Turkey has removed three elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office over terrorism-related charges and replaced them with state-appointed officials
Turkey sacks 3 pro-Kurdish party mayors over alleged 'terror' ties
Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.
Turkey replaces pro-Kurdish mayors with state officials in southeast
Turkey stripped three elected pro-Kurdish mayors of their posts in southeastern cities on Monday, for convictions and charges on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, appointing state officials in their places instead.
Turkish police, protesters clash after pro-Kurdish mayors removed
Turkish police scuffle with protesters condemning the removal of pro-Kurdish mayors:: Batman, Turkey::Protesters gathered at a roundabout in the centre of Batman city, where the Mayor Gulistan Sonuk was removed from her seat.
Turkey sacks 3 pro-Kurdish mayors for 'terror ties'
Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.
Turkey Removes Pro-Kurdish Mayors for Alleged PKK Ties
On Monday, Turkey dismissed pro-Kurdish mayors from three southeastern cities, alleging connections to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), just weeks after a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan proposed a plan to end the group’s four-decade conflict.
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Kurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey
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Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day
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