Turkey sacks country's only Christian mayor in crackdown November 19, 2016 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The only Christian mayor in Turkey has been ousted by the government as it continues a crackdown following a failed coup attempt, Premier reports. Februniye Akyol has been removed from her role as co-mayor in the city of Merdin. She was the only Christian to hold office in one of Turkey's 30 metropolitan municipalities. The 27-year-old was elected in 2014 on the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) ticket. In July the Turkish government said a bid by the military to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had failed. At least 90 people were killed, with 1,154 reportedly injured, following a night of gunfire and explosions in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. Hundreds have been sacked as civil servants while the government has also deposed local elected officials and replaced them with temporary officials. More than 30 mayors have been fired so far amid claims they have links with the Kurdish PKK party.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
