Turkey Uses Post-Coup Emergency Decree to Purge Mayors and Teachers

Sep 10, 2016 20:41


ISTANBUL - The Turkish government said on Friday that it was preparing to take over at least 28 municipal administrations nationwide, ousting elected mayors as part of an intensified crackdown against Kurdish insurgents.

The government is accusing the mayors of supporting and funding militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., an ( Read more... )

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grace_om September 10 2016, 23:34:41 UTC
Has the orange one expressed his admiration for Erdogan's "strong leadership" yet?

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moonshaz September 11 2016, 08:27:58 UTC

Erdogan would be right up Drumpf's alley, wouldn't he? Ugh.

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