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The recent municipal elections, which the AK Party called a 'turning point' and the CHP described as a 'milestone,' suggest that...

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) reinstated pro-Kurdish DEM Party's Van elected-mayor Abdullah Zeydan's mayorship status in eastern Van province after his status was revoked by the local electoral board and presented to the AKP's candidate in the second place.

Turkey's election authority on Wednesday reversed a local body decision to block a newly elected pro-Kurdish party mayor from taking his post following a party appeal, the state news agency Anadolu reported. The decision followed demonstrations and arrests in several Turkish cities. Police used force to disperse protesters in certain places, according to local media, including the Cumhuriyet newspaper. The Supreme Election Council (YSK) in Ankara decided that Abdullah Zeydan, from the pro-K...

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Turkish authorities have prevented the mayoral candidate of a pro-Kurdish party from taking up his post in the eastern city of Van, instead announcing a re-run vote after the defeat...

The dismissal of Van’s elected Kurdish nationalist mayor in local elections, in which Erdoğan’s AKP suffered a heavy defeat, triggered mass protests.

As the economy struggles, the president is under pressure on all sides, with the vote seeing a major turnaround from last May’s presidential poll

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Turkiye's highest electoral authority on Wednesday restored the right of a newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish party to hold office, overturning an earlier decision by a lower body that had sparked widespread protests and led to dozens of arrests. World News | Turkey's Top Election Authority Restores Newly Elected Pro-Kurdish Mayor's Right to Hold Office.

Turkey's highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office

Turkeys highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayors right to hold office. Wednesdays decision overturned an earlier one that revoked the mayors mandate and led to protests