Co-Mayors of Sur and Silvan Districts Detained

Sur and Silvan districts’ Co-Mayors of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey were detained.

An operation was launched in the morning in Diyarbakır’s districts; Sur and Silvan. Co-Mayors of Sur district and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) members Seyid Narin and Fatma Şık Barut and Co-Mayors of Silvan district Yüksek Bodakçı and Melikşah Teke were detained.

Hürriyet daily said the reason behind the detentions was the declaration of self-governance while Dicle News Agency (DİHA) at least five people along with four Co-Mayors were detained, the police used violence and pointed gun on them.

According to DİHA, two of the detained persons were DBP Sur district Co-Chair Ali Rıza Çiçek and an employee from Women’s Academy (Kadın Akademisi), Güneş Ölmez. (EA/BD)

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