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Pro-Kurdish mayors removed from office
Another pro-Kurdish mayor removed from office
The co-mayor of Van’s Bahçesaray district has been removed from office following a court order against him.
2 December 2024
Nine arrested in Dersim over protests against removal of mayors
On Nov 22, the Interior Ministry dismissed the mayors of Dersim city and Ovacık district, citing recent court rulings against them on "terrorism" charges, sparking protests.
28 November 2024
Two mayors removed in Kurdish-populated Dersim city, sparking protests
Hundreds of people protesting the takeover of the municipalities clash with the police.
22 November 2024
Detainees forced to listen to Turkish nationalist song during trustee protests, says rights group
Hundreds of people have been detained in protests against the government’s takeover of pro-Kurdish municipalities in early November.
22 November 2024
Two opposition mayors sentenced to prison on ‘terror’ charges in Dersim
The mayors may be suspended from office and replaced with trustees following the conviction.
20 November 2024
Mistreatment at Batman protests following pro-Kurdish mayor’s removal
Dozens of people have been detained over the past week during the protests.
11 November 2024
Erdoğan backs takeover of opposition municipalities, eyes cooperation with Trump on Syrian Kurds
"Being elected does not give anyone the right to walk hand in hand with terrorism," the president has said.
8 November 2024
DEM co-leader faces investigation over critical remarks on municipal takeovers
Tuncer Bakırhan had referenced Kurdish insurgencies in the early years of the republic and in the insurgency led by the PKK in a speech criticizing the replacement of DEM mayors.
8 November 2024
Evrim Deniz
reports
‘Trustee policies are degrading the ruling power, not the Kurdish movement’
Kurdish women politicians reflect on the takeover of municipalities in Kurdish cities.
7 November 2024
Evrim Deniz
Gallery: Dozens detained in ‘trustee’ protests amid violent police response
Protests continued throughout the night in Batman and Mardin, as well as İstanbul.
5 November 2024
Turkey’s ruling party signals more municipal takeovers
Three mayors from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party were replaced with government-appointed trustees today.
4 November 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
‘You can’t discuss peace while appointing trustees,” says dismissed Kurdish mayor
Co-mayor Saniye Bayram emphasized Halfeti’s symbolic importance despite being the smallest district in Urfa.
4 November 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Evrim Deniz
reports
Protests in Kurdish cities after removal of mayors
DEM Party supporters protested the replacemrnt of the mayors in Batman, Mardin and Urfa.
4 November 2024
Evrim Deniz
Government removes pro-Kurdish mayors in Mardin, Batman, Urfa
The move follows the recent replacement of an İstanbul district mayor elected through CHP-DEM cooperation. The pro-Kurdish DEM has now lost three of the 11 cities it won in the March elections.
4 November 2024
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