Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdoğan’s party
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Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in coup for Turkish president The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president. Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits ta…
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- Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdoğan’s partyThe Guardian World