Opposition politician Abdullah Zeydan reinstated as Van co-mayor
Financial Times — April 4, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC
Summary: Turkish authorities reinstated opposition politician Abdullah Zeydan as co-mayor of Van after protests. Zeydan won with 55% of the vote, beating the ruling party's candidate by 28 percentage points. The AKP faced its worst defeat in over 20 years. In Istanbul, the CHP's mayoral candidate won despite AKP's recount attempt. Van's protests mirrored past uprisings against Erdogan's government's repression of Kurdish rights.
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