Breaking News: Tunceli Municipality Co-Mayor Birsen Orhan, who was replaced by a trustee, has been detained

Birsen Orhan, the DEM Party Co-Mayor of Tunceli Municipality, which had a trustee appointed by the Ministry of Interior on November 22, has been detained.

ANNOUNCED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Sharing on her social media account, Orhan announced her detention with the words, "I am being detained by the Pertek police."

Gözaltına alınıyorum.pertek emniyetince

— Birsen Orhan (@birsenorhan_) November 30, 2024

SHE HAD BEEN RELEASED

A trustee had been appointed by the Ministry of Interior to the DEM Party-run Tunceli Municipality. It was noted that Tunceli Mayor Cevdet Konak was temporarily removed from office due to his conviction for PKK membership and an ongoing investigation into charges of spreading PKK propaganda. Tunceli Governor Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu was appointed as the Acting Mayor of Tunceli.

BİRSEN ORHAN HAD BEEN RELEASED

Following the appointment of the trustee to the municipality, Tunceli Municipality Co-Mayor Birsen Orhan was summoned to the police station on the morning of November 24 to give a statement. After her interrogation by the prosecutor, Orhan was referred to the Duty Magistrate's Court with a request for her arrest on charges of "incitement to commit a crime" and "insulting a public official." The court released Orhan under "judicial control" conditions.