The Turkish Interior Ministry has suspended five mayors and acting mayors under investigation and in detention as a temporary measure.
The Turkish Interior Ministry temporarily suspended five people under Article 127 of the Constitution and Article 47 of Municipal Law No. 5393. The ministry announced that Vahap Seçer had also been removed from the presidency of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye and Ahmet Serkan Tuncer from the Eastern Mediterranean Union of Municipalities.