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Gallery: Dozens detained in ‘trustee’ protests amid violent police response

Gallery: Dozens detained in ‘trustee’ protests amid violent police response

Protests continued throughout the night in Batman and Mardin, as well as İstanbul.

5 November 2024

Turkey’s ruling party signals more municipal takeovers

Turkey’s ruling party signals more municipal takeovers

Three mayors from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party were replaced with government-appointed trustees today.

4 November 2024

Tuğçe Yılmaz

‘You can’t discuss peace while appointing trustees,” says dismissed Kurdish mayor

‘You can’t discuss peace while appointing trustees,” says dismissed Kurdish mayor

Co-mayor Saniye Bayram emphasized Halfeti’s symbolic importance despite being the smallest district in Urfa.

4 November 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Protests in Kurdish cities after removal of mayors

Protests in Kurdish cities after removal of mayors

DEM Party supporters protested the replacemrnt of the mayors in Batman, Mardin and Urfa.

4 November 2024 Evrim Deniz

Government removes pro-Kurdish mayors in Mardin, Batman, Urfa

Government removes pro-Kurdish mayors in Mardin, Batman, Urfa

The move follows the recent replacement of an İstanbul district mayor elected through CHP-DEM cooperation. The pro-Kurdish DEM has now lost three of the 11 cities it won in the March elections.

4 November 2024