Turkish Ministry of Interior said in a statement this morning that trustees have been appointed to the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality and Siirt Municipality, both of which are held by the HDP.

The statement read: "Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Türk and jailed mayor of Siirt Municipality, Tuncer Bakırhan, have been suspended with an Interior Ministry decision dated 16.11.2016. The Interior Ministry has assigned Mardin Governor Mustafa Yaman as Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor, and Siirt Deputy Governor Dilşad Taşkın as Siirt Municipality Deputy Mayor.”

Soon after the appointment of a trustee, police forces blockaded the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality and started to conduct a search in the building.