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Erdogan transforms neighborhood watchmen into loyalist force
Critics say it is a ploy to give the president a vigilante force under his direct control
Turkey removes 3 pro-Kurdish mayors from office
Police used water cannons to disperse crowds that tried to gather outside the municipality building in Diyarbakir to protest the elected mayors' ouster
Turkey passes law banning protests, press conferences & singing in Ankara!
The ban goes far beyond restricting just protests, as it includes a prohibition on hunger strikes, sit-ins, concerts & other unauthorized gatherings in the public spaces
