Protesters hold a banner reading"The will of the people , can not be usurped", as they take part in a demonstration in front of Peoples Democracy Party headquarter, in Istanbul, on August 19, 2019. Picture: OZAN KOSE / AFP
The mayors of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van were removed on Monday for their alleged ties to the PKK, an autonomy-seeking Kurdish group classified as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the EU. Police used water cannons to disperse hundreds of Kurdish protesters outside the mayor’s office in Diyarbakir, according to footage by Arti TV.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to carve out a frontier buffer zone that will be off-limits to the Syrian YPG militia, which authorities say has links to the PKK. The seizure of three Turkish municipalities with a population of about 3.7-million people where the PKK traditionally enjoys strong backing aims to prevent any support for the militants.
“All political parties and society should react to this coup against the will of the people,” Garo Paylan, an HDP lawmaker, said on Twitter. “If you remain silent, then the next in line could be Ankara and Istanbul.”
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