Turkish police detain HDP co-mayor of Kurdish city
HDP co-mayor for Cizre Berivan Kutlu
POLICE swooped to detain the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-mayor of the largely Kurdish city of Cizre today as the Turkish state continued its attacks on democracy.
Berivan Kutlu was taken into custody following a raid on her home in the early hours of the morning. She was replaced as mayor by a government-appointed trustee.
The reasons for her detention were not immediately known.
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