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Gov’t-appointed mayor asks staff to vote ‘yes’ in upcoming referendum

February 18, 2017

The mayor of Diyarbakır’s Sur Municipality, who replaced a mayor from the Pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) as part of a government decision in September,...

Gov’t appointed mayor assigns theater actors as municipal police

October 7, 2016

Deputy Governor Bilal Özkan, who replaced the mayor of Diyarbakır’s Sur district after the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government appointed trustees to run...