One of the cities devastated by the state of emergency and the preceding 2014-2015 era is Mardin. On November 16, 2016, Ahmet Türk and Februniye Akyol, Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors of Democratic Regions Party, were dismissed and Mardin Governor Mustafa Yaman was appointed as a trustee in their place. On November 24, 2016, Ahmet Türk was arrested. Although he was released on February 3, he could not go back to his position.
“My father was also taken into custody and arrested at Atılım newspaper in 2013. He was under arrest for six months, while the cases were proceeding. At this time he was the spokesperson for the Platform for Solidarity with Arrested Journalists. I passed my high school years helping my father list the names of the imprisoned journalists.”