{"id":78252,"date":"2024-06-04T03:21:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/2024\/06\/04\/turkey-arrests-pro-kurdish-mayor-two-months-after-election\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T03:21:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:21:53","slug":"turkey-arrests-pro-kurdish-mayor-two-months-after-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/?p=78252&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish mayor two months after election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_top\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/en\/2024\/06\/04\/turkey-arrests-pro-kurdish-mayor-two-months-after-election\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish mayor two months after election\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" 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bordering Iran and Iraq, was accused of having a high-level role in the PKK militant group, the ministry said in a statement on X.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        A security source said police teams carried out a search at the Hakkari municipal building and kept out members of Akis\u2019 pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in Turkey\u2019s parliament.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n        Akis and his lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment but his party was set to hold a news conference regarding the situation. DEM has previously denied any association with the PKK.<\/div>\n<div>\n        \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n            \u201cThe government, which is defeated by the will of the people every time, has again resorted to the way it knows best: usurping (the people\u2019s) will and conducting a coup,\u201d DEM said in a statement about the mayor\u2019s arrest.<\/div>\n<div>\n            \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n            In the March 31 local elections, DEM reaffirmed its regional strength, winning 10 provinces in the mainly Kurdish southeast.<\/div>\n<div>\n            Turkish authorities accuse DEM and its pro-Kurdish predecessors of ties to the PKK, which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--CusAds0--><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jp-relatedposts\" 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