Turkish Prosecutors Plan Misconduct Probe of Ankara Mayor

Turkish prosecutors have requested official permission from the country’s interior ministry to investigate Ankara’s mayor, a move likely to further heighten political tensions.

The chief prosecutor’s office is set to probe Mansur Yavas and his private secretary Nevzat Uzunoglu on grounds of “misconduct” and “negligence of supervising duty,” state-run Anadolu Agency reported late Friday.