After being dismissed from his duty by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and getting arrested by Mardin 2nd Peace Court yesterday, Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Ahmet Türk stated that the court decision was political, his life was a struggle for peace, and he would not bow down.

In his statement, Ahmet Türk said "I have been a politician for 40 years, I spent my life in a struggle for peace. I lived through September 12 and the 90s, now we are experiencing the same thing, I will not bow down. The court decision is political. We served our people, we cannot be accused based on the confessions of anonymous witnesses."