Türkiye: Şişli municipality official jailed over PKK links

29 March 2025 09:08

Ebru Özdemir, deputy head of Istanbul's Şişli municipality, has been arrested in Türkiye.

The arrest was made in a courtroom as part of an investigation into the activities of the armed terrorist organization PKK, known as the “urban consensus,” Caliber.Az reports, citing Turkish media.

Ebru Özdemir is charged under the article on aiding and abetting an armed terrorist organisation.

The investigation, launched to uncover the PKK/KCK’s influence in urban governance, continues to target key figures.

Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to apprehend Azad Barış, the fugitive political affairs officer of the organization, and Havun Altun, a member of the People's Democratic Congress (HDK).

By Khagan Isayev

Caliber.Az

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