Istanbul mayor cuts funding to AKP projects as waste outrage grows
Diego Cupolo August 28, 2019
The misuse of state funds has been a central issue in Turkey since this spring’s municipal elections. Istanbul’s new opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won both that vote and a do-over election on June 23, is now following through on campaign promises to audit expenditures and cut wasteful spending.
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