Elected Mayors of 20 Municipalities Replaced with State-Appointed Trustees So Far

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Since the Metropolitan Mayors of Van, Diyarbakır and Mardin were removed from office on August 19, 2019 on the ground that there were ongoing investigations against them, trustees have been appointed to 20 metropolitan, provincial and district municipalities in eastern Turkey.

Lastly, on November 13, trustees were appointed to the District Municipalities of Yenişehir and Hazro in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır and the Municipality of Akpazar town in Mazgirt, Dersim.

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While mayors have been removed from office, district governors or governors have been appointed as acting mayors in their place.

In dismissing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) mayors, the Ministry of Interior or governorships have been referring to "the ongoing investigations against them on terror-related charges." 

Trustees have been appointed to the following municipalities so far:

• Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı
• Mardin Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Türk
• Van Metropolitan Mayor Bedia Özgökçe Ertan
• Hakkari Mayor Cihan Karaman
• Yüksekova Mayor Remziye Yaşar
• Nusaybin Mayor Semire Nergiz
• Kulp Mayor Mehmet Fatih Taş
• Kayapınar Mayor Keziban Yılmaz
• Bismil Mayor Gülcan Özer
• Kocaköy Mayor Rojda Nazlıer
• Erciş Mayor Yıldız Çetin
• Karayazı Mayor Melike Göksu
• Cizre Mayor Mehmet Zırığ
• Saray Mayor Caziye Duman
• Kızıltepe Mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz
• Yenişehir Mayor Belgin Diken
• Hazro Mayor Ahmet Çevik
• İdil Mayor Songül Erden
• Akpazar Town Mayor Orhan Çelebi
• İpekyolu Mayor Azim Yacan

(HA/SD)