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Dersim co-Mayors Birsen Orhan (left) and Cevdet Konak (right) speaking in a video message on November 20, 2024. Photo: Screengrab/Birsen Orhan, X

Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish mayor to prison time

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the pro-Kurdish mayor of Dersim to over six years in prison on charges of belonging to a “terrorist organization.” The mayor claims this is part of preparations to appoint a trustee in the Kurdish city.

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