Turkey ousts mayor of Istanbul district as opposition cries foul Several hundreds of people gather in front of Besiktas town hall to show their support for the district's high-profile mayor after his dismissal by Turkey's interior ministry. The ministry says Murat Hazinedar, a member of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was dismissed in part over ties to Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed by Ankara for the July 2016 failed coup, but his supporters say the move was politically motivated. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES