Mayor of CHP stronghold İzmir quits party over court-ordered leadership change

The mayor of the western Turkish province of İzmir, long seen as the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) strongest electoral stronghold, resigned from the party on Thursday, saying he could no longer continue his political struggle under a party leadership installed by a court ruling. Cemil Tugay, who heads Turkey’s third-largest city of 4.5 […] The post Mayor of CHP stronghold İzmir quits party over court-ordered leadership change appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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