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After the Ministry of Interior announced that Metropolitan Mayors of Van, Mardin and Diyarbakır from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) have been removed from office, Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu, Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK) Co-Chairs Aysun Gezen and Mehmet Bozgeyik, Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council Chair Sinan Adıyaman and Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) 2nd Chair Selçuk Uluata visited the HDP Central Office in Ankara today (August 28).
CLICK - Professional Organizations and Maçoğlu in Diyarbakır
After the closed door visit, representatives of the professional organizations and HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli made a joint statement for the press.
Referring to the visit of professional organizations as "meaningful", Temelli said, "Trustees will not be limited to Mardin, Van and Diyarbakır. Until democracy and peace come to this country, we will grow our solidarity and joint will in the fields, our workplaces and wherever we are."
'They want to foster disblief in the ballot box'
Taking the floor after Temelli on behalf of professional organizations, KESK Co-Chair Mehmet Bozgeyik stated the following in brief:
"AKP wants to foster disbelief in the Constitution, the law and right to vote and to be elected with its policies and unlawful practices. And, naturally, with the appointment of trustees, it signals that its oppressive actions targeting all opposition groups in Turkey will continue.
"We demand that the government abandon this practice of appointing trustees to Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van and the dismissed mayors and municipal council members be reinstated." (RT/SD)
