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OPERATIONS AGAINST OPPOSITION MAYORS REACH MERSIN
Inside Turkey Oct 1, 2026

OPERATIONS AGAINST OPPOSITION MAYORS REACH MERSIN

Fresh judicial action hit opposition-run municipalities on Oct. 1, the day parliament reopened. Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer, Yenişehir Mayor Abdullah Özyiğit and Mezitli Mayor Ahmet Serkan Tuncer were among 59 people detained.

Editorial Staff 4 min