Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors from office
By DW
25 August 2019 |
4:00 pm
Three members of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) have been relieved of their positions in three eastern provinces. It's the latest crackdown by Erdogan's government on the opposition.
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