14:59, June 20, 2012
Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest the dismissal of Van Mayor Bekir Kaya of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) from his post by the Turkish Interior Ministry.
The Ministry of Interior relieved Van Mayor Bekir Kaya of his duties after authorities arrested him as part of the ongoing probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) in the eastern province of Van.
Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin approved the decision to relieve Mayor Kaya of his duties despite the fact that his grace period to appeal had not yet expired.
Armenian News
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