Speaking to about 500 people gathered near the town hall in Diyarbakir on Sunday, Selahattin Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), accused the authorities of holding the mayors "hostage".
Viņi pārstāv Demokrātisko reģionu partiju (DBP). Šī kurdu partija ir saistīta ar prokurdisko Tautas demokrātisko partiju (HDP).