Protests in major Turkish city after mayor defects to Erdogan party

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Protests in major Turkish city after mayor defects to Erdogan party

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More than 1,000 people protested in Izmir after the city’s mayor defected to the AKP, the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstrations reflect anger in an opposition stronghold over the ruling party’s expanding control.

More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir on Wednesday, angered by the defection of the city's

Politics Turkey Izmir protests mayor AKP political defection

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