Ministry of Interior Publishes its Decree on Trustees in Kurdish As Well

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After the Ministry of Interior has removed the Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van from office on the ground that there are ongoing investigations against them at heavy penal courts, the Ministry has released its statement on trustees in Kurdish as well.

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Shortly after Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, Mardin Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Türk and Van Metropolitan Mayor Bedia Özgökçe Ertan were removed from office, the Ministry of Interior has announced that Diyarbakır Governor Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, Mardin Governor Mustafa Yaman and Van Governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez have been appointed as Acting Metropolitan Mayors in these three provinces.

In the Kurdish statement published on the official website of the Ministry, a literal translation of the statement in Turkish is provided.

"The mayors who have been detected by our Ministry to have links-connections with terrorist organizations have been removed from office as per the Article 127 of the Constitution and the Article 47 of the Law on Municipalities and acting mayors have been appointed in their place as per the Article 45 of the Law on Municipalities", the statement has indicated. (AÖ/SD)