15.02.2025 20:30
Police intervened in an unauthorized march organized by a group protesting the appointment of a trustee to the Metropolitan Municipality in Van. A total of 172 people were detained during the demonstration.
The police intervened against those who wanted to hold an unauthorized march in Van, and 172 people were detained.
THE SCENE GOT CHAOTIC IN THE TRUSTEE PROTESTS
The Ministry of Interior appointed a trustee to the Van Metropolitan Municipality. Abdullah Zeydan was removed from office, and Governor Ozan Balcı was appointed in his place. After the appointment, a group including some DEM Party deputies and Abdullah Zeydan, who was removed from the position of Mayor of Van Metropolitan Municipality, gathered on Cumhuriyet Avenue.
172 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED
The police teams did not allow the group to proceed on the grounds that the action was unauthorized. Despite warnings, the police intervened against those who insisted on walking. As the group members fled into side streets and continued their actions, 172 people were detained during the intervention.