Mayor quits main opposition party amid reports of his talks to join the ruling party

Kilis Mayor Hakan Bilecen, elected from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has resigned from the party, saying promises made to him were not kept and that he will continue in office as an independent, Turkish Minute reported. Bilecen’s resignation, announced in a video he shared on X on Friday, came weeks after he denied claims […] The post Mayor quits main opposition party amid reports of his talks to join the ruling party appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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