Türkiye: Government Removes Elected Opposition Mayors

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A protest against the arrest and removal from office of Ahmet Özer, elected mayor of Esenyurt from Türkiye's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). October 31, 2024. © 2024 AP Photo/Khalil Hamra (Istanbul, November 7, 2024) – The Erdoğan government’s decision in recent days to remove from office four democratically elected mayors and dissolve municipal councils is a significant blow to Türkiye’s democratic credentials and violates the rights of over half a million voters, Human Rights Watch said today. The mayors in four constituencies,…

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