content tagged with Arrested co-Mayors

Trustee Appointed to Bismil Municipality

Trustee Appointed to Bismil Municipality

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.

6 February 2017

Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Arrested

Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Arrested

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

6 February 2017

Ahmet Türk Released

Ahmet Türk Released

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

3 February 2017

No Life Threat for Ahmet Türk Being Jailed, Says Forensic Medicine

No Life Threat for Ahmet Türk Being Jailed, Says Forensic Medicine

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”.

3 February 2017

4 DBP Co-Mayors Arrested, Trustee Appointed to Ömerli Municipality

4 DBP Co-Mayors Arrested, Trustee Appointed to Ömerli Municipality

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.

Co-Mayor of Ağrı Province Taken Into Custody

Co-Mayor of Ağrı Province Taken Into Custody

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

22 December 2016

5 More DBP Co-Mayors Arrested

5 More DBP Co-Mayors Arrested

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.

21 December 2016

3 Co-Mayors Detained in Bitlis

3 Co-Mayors Detained in Bitlis

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.

14 December 2016

Cizre Municipality Co-Chair Kunur Arrested

Cizre Municipality Co-Chair Kunur Arrested

Cizre Municipality co-Chair Kadir Kunur who was discharged from his position, has been arrested on charges of “being an [illegal] member of a terrorist organization”. The number of the arrested co-Chairs has risen to 35.

16 November 2016

Co-Mayors of Dersim, Siirt Municipalities Taken into Custody

Co-Mayors of Dersim, Siirt Municipalities Taken into Custody

Co-Mayors of Dersim Municipality Mehmet Ali Bul and Nurhayat Altun as well as the co-Mayor of Siirt Municipality Tuncer Bakırhan have been taken into custody in house raids towards this morning.

16 November 2016