North ‘parliament speaker’ told to resign, called ‘liar and fraud’ over fake diploma accusations

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler faced a barrage of criticism from members of the opposition on Tuesday, being called upon to resign and called both a liar and a fraud after he had been accused in court on Monday of conspiring to pressure employees of a university to issue degree certificates under false pretences.

CTP ‘MP’ Erkut Sahali was the first to call on Ozturkler to relinquish his duties, saying the “fake diploma scandal”, which has engulfed the north’s higher education system in recent years...