Cyprus Mail10 Jul 2026

Turkish Cypriot mayor convicted of document forgery, jailed

Turkish Cypriot mayor convicted of document forgery, jailed

Turkish Cypriot Ayios Sergios mayor Katip Demir was on Friday convicted of document forgery and sentenced to six months in prison.

According to newspaper Ozgur Gazete, Demir had “forged a municipal council decision” in 2017, and on Friday became the first Turkish Cypriot mayor to receive a criminal conviction while in office....

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