Balıkesir Mayor Edip Uğur resigned

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Kılıçdaroğlu to Erdoğan: State is not a mafia that threatens family of a mayor

October 31, 2017

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday strongly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his pressure on mayors to resign,...

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Tearful Balıkesir Mayor Uğur resigns in the face of threats to his family

October 30, 2017

Ahmet Edip Uğur, the mayor of Balıkesir, on Monday resigned in tears under mounting pressure exerted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying that the...