Civil inspectors ignored the protocol between the municipality and the association. The aid, which amounted to 900,000 liras, was charged to Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Osman Baydemir, aldermen and municipality officials who have signature under the payment transaction.
These closures were justified in the statutory decrees as “belonging, coherence? or connection to Gulenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which was decided to pose threat to national security; terrorist organizations; or structures, formations or groups which are decided to function against the national security of the state by the National Security Council”.