THE DEPUTY mayor of Istanbul’s Sisli district has been shot in the head in his office.
Cemil Candas is in a critical condition Turkish broadcaster NTV reported, although individual journalists have claimed on Twitter he has now died.
According to local media the armed assailant burst into the office and opened fire.
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) runs the prosperous Sisli district.
It is not clear whether the shooting of the Jewish politician is linked to Friday’s military coup in which more than 200 people were killed.
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BREAKING: Jewish "Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Sisli district Cemil Candas (CHP) killed after he's shot in the head" https://t.co/eOfoZtNLz5
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