The Mayor of Mardin Metropolitan Municipality, Ahmet Türk, the Mayor of Batman, Gülistan Sönük, and the Mayor of Halfeti, Mehmet Karayılan, have been dismissed. A trustee has been appointed in place of the three mayors. In Mardin, Tuncay Akkoyun, the Governor of Mardin, has been assigned as the acting mayor in place of Türk. Ekrem Canalp, the Governor of Batman, has also been appointed as the acting mayor in place of Sönük in Batman. CHAOS IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDINGFollowing this shocking development, a scuffle broke out between Ahmet Türk's supporters and police teams in front of the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality building. In moments of rising tension, Ahmet Türk, who arrived at the scene, called for calm to his supporters who were trying to break through the police barricades.
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