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Trustee continues debt relief campaign that dismissed HDP mayors are investigated for

Trustee continues debt relief campaign that dismissed HDP mayors are investigated for

The dismissed co-mayors of Siirt, who are members of the HDP, are investigated over a debt relief campaign for causing a decrease in municipal revenues. The trustee-led municipality has launched a similar campaign.

23 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

Mobbing by 'trustee' administration of Diyarbakır Municipality

Mobbing by 'trustee' administration of Diyarbakır Municipality

Beyda Yıldız, who was "exiled" while she was a press officer at the municipality's water and sewerage administration, has suffered a brain hemorrhage due to intense stress.

4 June 2021 Bircan Değirmenci

‘Trustees appointed to 48 HDP municipalities since 2019’

HDP REPORT ON TRUSTEES

‘Trustees appointed to 48 HDP municipalities since 2019’

According to the “Seizure of Will and Realities on Trustees” report prepared by the HDP, the co-mayors of 48 HDP municipalities have been replaced by state-appointed trustees since August 2019. 15 HDP Co-Mayors are currently behind bars.

24 February 2021

Boğaziçi rector appointment shows 'trustee policies not limited to HDP municipalities'

Boğaziçi rector appointment shows 'trustee policies not limited to HDP municipalities'

Ruling the country through trustees is becoming a dominant method used by the government, says Sancar.

AKP drafts bill allowing Interior Ministry to replace NGO heads

AKP drafts bill allowing Interior Ministry to replace NGO heads

The bill authorizes the Ministry of Interior to replace NGO executives because of "terrorism-related" investigations as them.

17 December 2020

AKP refers former Diyarbakır MP to Disciplinary Board

AKP refers former Diyarbakır MP to Disciplinary Board

Ruling AKP’s former Diyarbakır MP Mehmet İhsan Arslan, also a founding member of the party, has been referred to the AKP Disciplinary Board shortly after he gave an interview criticizing the policies of the party.

25 November 2020

Ayhan Bilgen: Dismissed as mayor, arrested and blocked on Twitter

Ayhan Bilgen: Dismissed as mayor, arrested and blocked on Twitter

The government-appointed municipal administration has blocked dismissed mayor on Twitter and deleted the municipality's old tweets about its work in Kars city.

‘Why do you cover up corruption of trustees,’ HDP’s Paylan asks Minister of Interior

‘Why do you cover up corruption of trustees,’ HDP’s Paylan asks Minister of Interior

HDP MP Paylan has addressed a Parliamentary question about the trustees appointed to HDP municipalities: “Is it possible that your silence in the face of trustees' plunder and unlawful acts is related to your ‘enemy politics’ against the HDP and the elected?”

Dismissed Diyarbakır Mayor Mızraklı: Those who resist will have the last say

Dismissed Diyarbakır Mayor Mızraklı: Those who resist will have the last say

Mızraklı was dismissed as the Diyarbakır Mayor and later imprisoned on "terrorism-related" charges.

HDP: Four million votes 'robbed' with mayor dismissals

HDP: Four million votes 'robbed' with mayor dismissals

The government has taken over 47 of the 65 municipalities won by the HDP in the Kurdish-majority provinces.

Corruption in Mardin municipality after government takeover: 13 people remanded in custody

Corruption in Mardin municipality after government takeover: 13 people remanded in custody

The ousted mayor had said corruption in the municipality reached an "unprecedented level" after the Ministry of Interior replaced him with a trustee.

Appeals court upholds prison sentence of ousted Diyarbakır mayor

Appeals court upholds prison sentence of ousted Diyarbakır mayor

Selçuk Mızraklı was sentenced to nine years in prison for "membership of an illegal organization" after being dismissed as the mayor of Diyarbakır.

The Ones Detained in Trustee Protests in Ankara Released

The Ones Detained in Trustee Protests in Ankara Released

Battered and taken into custody by the police in the capital city of Ankara while protesting the recent appointment of trustees to five HDP municipalities, nine HDP members have been released from detention.

Four Dismissed HDP Mayors Given House Arrest

Four Dismissed HDP Mayors Given House Arrest

While four of the dismissed co-mayors have been given house arrest, six people, including co-mayors and municipal employees, have been released on the condition of judicial control measures.

CoE Local Authorities Head Warns Mayor Dismissals a 'Permanent Threat' to Democracy

CoE Local Authorities Head Warns Mayor Dismissals a 'Permanent Threat' to Democracy

The Ministry of Interior has taken over 45 out of 65 municipalities won by the HDP in Kurdish-majority provinces.

HDP Slams Appointment of Trustees: 30 Million People's Will Usurped in Five Years

HDP Slams Appointment of Trustees: 30 Million People's Will Usurped in Five Years

Slamming the recent appointment of trustees to HDP municipalities, HDP Co-Chair Sancar has said, “This government is putschist.” HDP İstanbul Organization has also noted that “they will struggle against this dark mindset without bowing down.”

Interior Ministry Dismisses Co-Mayors of Five HDP Municipalities

Interior Ministry Dismisses Co-Mayors of Five HDP Municipalities

The Interior Ministry has now taken over 45 out of 65 HDP municipalities since the local elections last year.

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