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MPs, citizens and representatives of civil society organizations marched in Diyarbakır against the trustee appointment and demanded the reversal of the decision.

Following the arrest and replacement of their co-mayor in Hakkari, DEM Party called for an early election.

Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the co-mayor of the Hakkari province and member of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, was arrested by security forces and replaced by a government-appointed trustee.

Vice Co-Mayor of Hakkari Yıldız has been arrested over “[illegal] organization membership”. In total 34 DBP co-chairs are in prison.