FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) wave party flags during a peace day rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar/File Photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has replaced four mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) with state officials, the offices of two provincial governors said on Tuesday, part of a widening crackdown on local councils controlled by the party.
Ankara accuses the HDP of links to militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). It has now replaced a total of 12 mayors from the HDP on alleged links to terrorism since municipal elections in March.
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