Bekir Kaya
Police detain ousted DBP Mardin co-mayor Ahmet Türk
Police on Nov. 21 detained former Mardin co-mayor Ahmet Türk from the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), four days after he was dismissed from his post as a part of a terror investigation, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Police conducted searches at Türk's residence in Mardin at around 10:15 a.m. before he was subsequently taken to the police headquarters to testify.
Court arrests Van Mayor Bekir Kaya
A court in the eastern province of Van has arrested Van Mayor Bekir Kaya on terror charges.
Kaya, who was removed from his post by the Interior Ministry and detained on Nov. 17, was arrested for intentionally assisting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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Turkey appoints trustees to four municipalities
Turkey has appointed mayors to four municipalities in the southeastern and eastern region of the country following operations to detain and arrest the provinces' democratically elected leaders.
Trustees were appointed to the municipalities of the eastern provinces of Van, Siirt and Tunceli and the southeastern province of Mardin early on Nov. 17.
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Early election is not an option now, HDP says
There is little need to discuss early elections in Turkey at the moment, according to one of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs.
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Prosecutors request two years of jail for former Diyarbakır mayor for ‘insulting PM’
Prosecutors have opened a lawsuit against former Diyarbakır Mayor Osman Baydemir on charges of insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, demanding two years in jail.