Trustees Appointed to 3 Municipalities in Bitlis

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Trustees have been appointed to Bitlis’ Hizan, Mutli ve Yolalan municipalities, governed by the Democratic Regions Party (DBP).

Hizan Co-Mayor İhsan Uğur, Mutki Co-Mayor Özcan Birlik and Yolalan Co-Mayor Felemez Aydın were arrested on December 20.

Hizan sub-Governor Bülent Hamitoğlu has been appointed to Hizan and Yolalan town municipalities and Mutki sub-Governor Mehmet Kılıç has been appointed to Mutki municipality as trustees.

A trustee was appointed to Bitlis Provincial Municipality on November 27.

As of December 26, the number of trustees appointed to DBP-governed municipalities has increased to 49. There are 70 co-mayors from 46 DBP-governed municipalities under arrest. (ÇT/TK)