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Turkey's highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office. Wednesday's decision overturned an earlier one that revoked the mayor's mandate and led to protests and arrests. Abdullah Zeydan, a politician from the pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, won the post of mayor in the eastern city of Van in Sunday's local election. But a court said Zeydan, who has spent time in prison, was not eligible to run and he was...

Turkey’s electoral authorities have denied the newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish party the right to hold office in an eastern city. Instead, the authorities on Tuesday appointed the runner-up candidate from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party to the position. Protesters took to the streets in the city of Van after the electoral authority revoked Abdullah Zeydan’s mandate. It cited a last-minute court decision that overturned an earlier ruling that said the politician, who has serve...

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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

In a striking political development, Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) not only retained control over the country's largest cities but also gained significant ground in traditionally conservative provinces during the local elections of 2023. The outcome has been widely regarded as a setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development…

Turkiyes electoral authorities on Tuesday denied the newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish political party the right to hold office in an eastern city and replaced him with his runner-up in the race -- a candidate from President Recep Tayyip Erdogans ruling party.

Turkish authorities on Tuesday denied pro-Kurdish Mayor-elect Abdullah Zeydan of Van the right to assume office, replacing him with the pro-Erdoğan runner-up from his election.

The Turkish opposition made huge gains in local elections, outperforming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and adding to municipalities gained five years ago. The main opposition, the center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, kept hold of Istanbul and the capital Ankara by wide margins but also added wins in conservative provinces such as Adiyaman in the south. The party won in 35 of Turkey’s 81 provinces – including the country’s five most p...