The Mesopotamia Freedom Party (MÖP) made a written statement on the usurpation of the municipalities of Mardin, Batman and Halfeti through government-appointed trustees. MÖP emphasised that the usurpation of the municipalities won despite the anti-democratic practices during the election process is a colonialist and fascist practice.

The statement emphasised that the trustee practice has become a state policy since 2015 and said, “Unprecedented in the world, scheming, lies and unethical policies have become a life in the Turkish state and governments. There is no other system that has such a degrading approach towards societies living in its own bosom.”

MÖP remarked that the Turkish state, which criticises Israel, has put into practice genocidal practices against Kurds and other peoples living in Turkey.

Referring to the recent meeting between the incarcerated Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and his nephew Ömer Öcalan, the statement continued, “While on the one hand there is talk of a new process with Mr Öcalan, on the other hand, DEM Party municipalities that defend democracy are usurped, and party executives are subject to investigations and arrested. There can be no such hypocrisy.”

The Mesopotamia Freedom Party called on the international community to see these policies and urged the peoples of Mesopotamia to embrace their democratic will.

“We are a part of them, and we support their just democratic resistance. We stand for the lifting of the isolation on Mr. Öcalan as soon as possible, which is necessary for the peoples, and the launch of a dialogue process that will benefit the peoples,” the statement concluded.