Assault on police in Batman with punches! The area suddenly turned into a battlefield.

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The reactions continue regarding the dismissal of Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Türk, Batman Mayor Gülistan Sönük, and Şanlıurfa Halfeti Mayor Mehmet Karayılan, and the appointment of trustees in their places.

PUNCHED THE POLICE, CHAOS ENSUED

In Batman, one of the cities where a trustee was appointed, a scuffle broke out between the police and the crowd gathered for a protest. Tensions escalated suddenly when a citizen punched a police officer during the chaos. The incident was captured on camera.

WHY WAS GÜLİSTAN SÖNÜK DISMISSED?

It was announced that Gülistan Sönük, the Mayor of Batman, was temporarily removed from office by the Ministry of Interior in accordance with Article 127 of the Constitution and Article 47 of the Municipal Law No. 5393 due to receiving a 6-year and 3-month prison sentence for the crime of 'membership in an armed terrorist organization' under the case numbered 2023/70 of the Batman 2nd Heavy Penal Court, the ongoing investigation regarding the crime of 'propaganda for an armed terrorist organization' under the investigation numbered 2023/14816 by the Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and the ongoing investigation regarding the crime of 'membership in an armed terrorist organization' under the investigation numbered 2024/7894 by the Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Batman Governor Ekrem Canalp was appointed as the Acting Mayor of Batman in place of Gülistan Sönük.

WHO IS GÜLİSTAN SÖNÜK?

Born in 1993, Gülistan Sönük completed her high school education in Kozluk and graduated from the Department of Political Science and International Relations in 2018. Sönük was elected as the Co-Mayor of Bekirhan Municipality in 2019. In the local elections on March 31, 2024, she served as the Co-Mayor of Batman, receiving 64.52% of the votes.

Born in 1993, Sönük completed her high school education in Kozluk and graduated from the Department of Political Science and International Relations in 2018. She was elected as the Co-Mayor of Bekirhan Municipality in 2019 and served as the Co-Mayor of Batman, receiving 64.52% of the votes in the 2024 local elections.