Turkey court orders release of pro-Kurdish mayor

‘A court in Turkey has ordered the release of the pro-Kurdish mayor of the southeastern province of Mardin.
Ahmet Turk was released on Friday, after over two months, from a jail in the eastern province of Elazig.
The order came after Mardin Criminal Court of Peace evaluated his release demand.
Officials from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, also known as the HDP, as well as politicians and supporters had repeatedly asked for his release, stating that the 79-year-old was suffering from ill health.’
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