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The sub-Governor of Bismil district of the Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır has been appointed to the district’s municipality as a trustee. Detention order has been issued for Cemile Eminoğlu, the co-Mayor of the district.

Seven people including Ağrı’s Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Özbay and Tekdemir have been arrested.

Mardin Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty has ruled that Mardin Metropolitan co-Mayor Ahmet Türk be released.

Mardin Metropolitan co-Mayor Ahmet Türk is fit to continue to serve a prison sentence despite his health issues, according to a report from the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution. The report says Türk’s imprisonment does not constitute a “life threatening situation”.

The co-mayors of Kulp district of Diyarbakır, Viranşehir and Bozova districts of Urfa province have been arrested. Trustee has been appointed to Ömerl district of Mardin province.

Ağrı co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay has been taken into custody in İzmir.

Bitlis’ Hizan Co-Mayor İhsan Uğur, Mutki Co-Mayor Özcan Birlik, Yolalan Co-Mayor Felemez Aydın, Siirt’s Baykan Co-Mayor Selva Erdoğan and Veysel Karani Co-Mayor Enes Cengiz have been arrested.

Hizan Co-Mayor İhsan Uğur, Mutki Co-Mayor Özcan Birlik and Yolalan Co-Mayor Felemez Aydın, all from the DBP, have been detained in Bitlis.