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BREAKING: Protests Erupt in Izmir as Mayor Defects to Erdogan's AK Party
Protests broke out in Izmir, Turkey, after Mayor Cemil Tugay announced he was joining President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party. Demonstrators gathered to demand his resignation, marking a significant…
Mayor of Turkish Opposition Stronghold Defects to Erdoğan’s Party Amid Political Crackdown
Izmir mayor Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in boost for Turkish presidentThe mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to th…
İzmir's Centre-left Mayor Joins Erdoğan's AK Party, Shocking Turkish Opposition
Cemil Tugay, who won İzmir for the CHP with a 314,000-vote margin in 2024, received his AK Party badge from Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday, ending 27 years of centre-left rule in Turkey's third-larges…