Tanju Özcan
CHP reveals mayoral candidates for big metropolitans, including Istanbul and Ankara
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has revealed its municipal candidates in 226 constituencies, including Istanbul and Ankara, where current mayors Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş respectively will run for another five year mandate.
Bolu mayor Özcan dismissed from CHP
The High Disciplinary Board of main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has issued a definitive dismissal sentence for Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, citing violations of party regulations.
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Court drops CHP’s Kaftancıoğlu’s party membership
An appeal court has revoked the membership of Canan Kaftancıoğlu in the Republican People's Party (CHP) in line with a political ban imposed on her after she was convicted of terror propaganda and of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Inquiry launched over controversial law in Bolu province
Turkey's Interior Ministry has launched an inquiry into Tanju Özcan, the mayor of the northwestern province of Bolu, after a controversy over a law enforcing an eleven-fold increase in water bills and a markup in fees for performing a marriage ceremony for foreigners.
Turkish City Imposes Price Increases to Deter Refugees
City of Bolu. Photo: Wikipedia Commons/Dosseman
According to the new law, foreigners will now pay around 2.2 euros per cubic metre for water supplies and 100,000 Turkish liras (over 7,200 euros) for civil marriages in the city of Bolu.
Bolu mayor announces ‘controversial’ wedding fee tariffs
The mayor of the northwestern province of Bolu, Tanju Özcan, has announced that the city will charge higher wedding fees for couples if one of them is tying the knot for a second or a third time.
Municipal assembly approves mayor’s discriminatory motion against foreigners
The municipal assembly of the northwestern province of Bolu has accepted Mayor Tanju Özcan's proposal to charge a tenfold fee for the water bills and solid waste taxes of foreigners, mostly directed towards refugees who have settled in the city after fleeing war in Syria.
Probe launched into mayor’s anti-refugee remarks
A probe into the controversial remarks of Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan, who said he would propose to the northwestern province's municipal assembly a motion to charge a tenfold fee for the water bills and solid waste taxes of foreigners in reference to refugees who fled from Syria, has been launched.
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Mayor's plan to charge ‘foreigners’ 10 times higher water bill sparks debate
As nationwide concerns over a potential new influx of irregular migrants have grown in recent weeks, a Turkish mayor's controversial proposals and new statements over refugees have precipitated a fresh debate in the country.
CHP leader under fire from within for honoring controversial journalists
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has touched off controversy within his party after honoring arrested journalists who were arrested after the July 15 coup attempt but who were alleged to have aided the infamous Ergenekon and "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer) plots.