For the first time, a member of the main opposition CHP has been removed from office over ‘terrorism’ charges against them.

Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey's ...

A distinguished academic in Turkey, Prof. Özer was elected the mayor of Esenyurt in the 2024 local elections. Academic and ...

This arrest and the appointment of a trustee to replace an elected mayor is a clear attack on basic democratic rights. The ...

Turkish opposition parties protested Thursday against what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition ...

Ahmet Ozer, mayor of Istanbul's Esenyurt district, was arrested over alleged PKK links, sparking opposition backlash. This comes amid peace efforts with Kurdish militants. The CHP claims the arrest is ...

State media say a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party has been detained on suspicion of being a member of a banned Kurdish militant group.

Ahmet Özer, the mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district and a member of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), was detained on Wednesday by anti-terrorist police over his alleged connection to the ...

The accusations against Ozer come just days after the PKK claimed responsibility for an attack on Turkish defense company ...

A mayor from Turkey's largest opposition party the Republican People's Party (CHP) has been arrested on terrorism charges and removed from office, the state news agency Anadolu reported on Thursday.

A mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) was arrested late on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned as a ...

Protesters gathered in Istanbul's Esenyurt district to oppose the arrest of Mayor Ahmet Ozer, a member of the Republican People's Party, for alleged links to the PKK. Accusations against opposition ...