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According to civil inspectors, the government-appointed municipal administration made payments for works that were never done and registered pre-existing buildings as newly constructed.

An investigation has been launched against lawyer Tugay Bek for calling Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu “the bald-headed person”. Charged with “insulting a public officer”, Bek says, “This expression is just an excuse.”

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”.