Bahçeli said 'Ahmetler to the office': Ministry of Internal Affairs made a decision for 'Ahmet Türk'

The term of appointment of Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Türk, who was dismissed from office on November 4, 2024 and replaced by a trustee, was re-evaluated.

According to Amida News, the trustee's term of office was extended until January 4, 2027. In this context, the trustee administration in Mardin Metropolitan Municipality will continue its current duty.

At the group meeting of his party on February 3, 2026, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, referring to the suspended mayors, said, "Our decision is clear until Anatolia returns to peace, Öcalan returns to hope, Ahmetler returns to office and Demirtaş returns to his home."

Ahmet Türk, who entered the election under the umbrella of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the local elections of March 31, 2024, won the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality with 57.4 percent of the votes.

However, on November 4, 2024, approximately seven months after the election, the Ministry of Internal Affairs suspended Türk, appointed a trustee to the municipality for the third time, and appointed Governor Tuncay Akkoyun.

"I DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH OR REQUEST"

Ahmet Türk said the following in his statement in October regarding the trustee practice:

"In this regard, I do not have much expectation or demand from the mayor personally. But since the people's will has been mortgaged, we are struggling to lift this mortgage. It is an unfair practice. We continue our struggle for the emergence of the people's will and the formation of a democratic order and system. Not just trustees. Topics such as how to form a democratic system, how real interlocutors are the Kurds in the solution of the problem, etc. need to be discussed."