Turkey's President Erdogan has fired a popular regional governor who championed sport after photographs emerged of him wearing 'inappropriate' tights on a bicycle

The governor of Ardahan province, Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli, was dismissed on July 17 without reason following a decree signed by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A cycling-enthusiast governor rode into an unexpected political storm in Turkey when he found himself sacked after photos showing him in snug cycling shorts…