ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor on Wednesday over convictions on terrorism-related offences, the interior ministry said, temporarily appointing a state official in her place amid a widening opposition crackdown.
In a statement, the ministry said the local governor replaced Sofya Alagas, a member of the pro-Kurdish DEM party and mayor of the southeastern province of Siirt because of a prior conviction for "membership in the PKK/KCK armed terrorist organisation", and added these were "temporary measures".
