Government extends mayor "dismissal" decision on Cizre and Idil
The Turkish state decided to extend the bans systematically and this time extended the "dismissal" decisions it made about Cizre and İdil municipal co-mayors and city council members.
The Ministry of Interior had appointed trustees in place of co-mayors after seizing the HDP-run Cizre and Idil municipalities (in the province of Şırnak) in October and November last year.
The General Directorate of Provincial Administration, affiliated to the Ministry, said in a new letter sent to both municipalities that the decision on Cizre Municipality co-mayor Mehmet Zırığ and Idil Municipality co-mayor Songül Erdem was extended for two more months.
The same decision was made on Ali Akdeniz, a member of the Provincial Assembly of the HDP, and Fehime Saruhan, a member of the Council of the Silopi Municipality of HDP.
Lawsuits were filed with allegations such as "being a member of an illegal organization" and "making propaganda for an illegal organization".
