Turkey's government has no plan to replace the opposition mayors of Istanbu...
FILE PHOTO: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu speaks during a news conference for foreign media correspondents in Istanbul, Turkey, August 21, 2019. Ahmet Bolat/Pool via REUTERS
Soylu had threatened last week “to devastate” Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the main opposition Republican People’s Party , over his support for the ousted mayors of the cities of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin. The three mayors were removed over alleged terror links less than five months after they were elected, sparking sharp criticism from the opposition including Ankara’s CHP mayor Mansur Yavas.
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