21.05.2025 12:10
The Governor of Tunceli, Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu, has been reassigned to the Central Governorship by the Ministry of Interior. In his place, Deputy Governor Ertuğrul Aslan has been appointed as acting governor. It was claimed that Tekbıyıkoğlu submitted a petition to be reassigned after a memorial program was organized in Tunceli for two PKK leaders.
The Governor of Tunceli and the trustee of Tunceli Municipality, Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu, has been reassigned to the center by the decision of the Ministry of Interior.
In a statement regarding the matter, the Ministry of Interior said, "The Governor of Tunceli, Mr. Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu, has been placed under the command of the Ministry of Interior. The Deputy Governor, Mr. Ertuğrul Aslan, has been appointed as acting governor of Tunceli. We respectfully announce this to the public."
CLAIM OF A CRISIS CAUSED BY PKK COMMEMORATION
It was alleged that Tekbıyıkoğlu submitted a petition to the Ministry of Interior to be reassigned to the center and appointed as the Chief Inspector of the Ministry after allowing a commemoration ceremony for two PKK leaders held on May 17 in Tunceli.
HAD BEEN APPOINTED AS A TRUSTEE
Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu was appointed as a trustee to the DEM Party's Tunceli Municipality on November 22, 2024. The DEM Party's Tunceli Mayor, Cevdet Konak, had been sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization" in the cases he was tried.