Banner hung on ferry to protest appointment of trustee to municipality in Hakkari

The members of the People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) hung a banner reading, “Trustee, Go Away” on a ferry in Istanbul to protest the appointment of a trustee to the municipality in Colemêrg (Hakkari).

Istanbul- The members of the People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) hung a banner reading, “Trustee, Go Away” to protest on a ferry in Istanbul to protest the replacement of the elected mayor of Colemêrg (Hakkari) with a state-appointed trustee.

On June 3,2024, Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the elected Co-mayor of Colemêrg (Hakkari), was detained, removed from office and replaced with a state-appointed trustee.