The first reaction to the detention of the co-mayors of Mediterranean Municipality from the DEM Party.

Co-chairs Hoşyar Sarıyıldız and Nuriye Arslan of the DEM Party, along with 4 council members, were detained in the morning hours at the Mediterranean Municipality in Mersin.

ALLEGATION OF "APPOINTMENT OF A TRUSTEE"

It was noted that police took extensive security measures in front of and around the building during the search conducted at the municipality building, while no official statement regarding whether a trustee was appointed to the Mediterranean Municipality has been made.

DEM PARTY'S REACTION WAS IMMEDIATE

The DEM Party also reacted to the detention of the co-chairs and council members of the Mediterranean Municipality with a written statement.

"IT IS SAID THAT THE INVESTIGATION BELONGS TO 2024"

In the statement, it was said, "The AK Party government does not abandon its coup-like practices against the will of the people. In the morning hours, our co-chairs of Mersin Mediterranean Municipality, Hoşyar Sarıyıldız and Nuriye Arslan, along with 4 of our municipal council members, were detained. The people's municipality has been besieged by law enforcement, as we have witnessed in previous examples, and entry and exit to the municipality have been blocked. It is said that the investigation, which is used as a justification for detention and trustee appointment, belongs to the year 2024."

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND AGAINST THE TRUSTEE MENTALITY EVERYWHERE"

We are well aware of all these methods that the government has been using against the will of the people for years. No matter what the government does, which carries out anti-Kurdish policies both inside and outside, it is doomed to lose even more. We will continue to stand against this trustee mentality everywhere and defend the will of our people."