Simultaneously, State Audit Court auditors and Interior Ministry civil inspectors started an investigation into the accounts of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality.
Journalists reacted to the closing down of Diyarbakır-based media organizations Azadi TV, Jiyan TV, Zarok TV, Gün TV and Dicle Haber Ajansı through the Statutory Decree no 668 issued on September 29, 2016, with a three-day sit-in protest.