Turkish police have detained a pro-Kurdish mayor and five other managers of the municipality in Mersin's Akdeniz district as part of a terrorism-related investigation. They were detained for 'carrying out propaganda for a terrorist organization,' 'membership of an armed terrorist organization,' and 'violation of the law to prevent financing of terrorism.' The opposition DEM Party, to which the mayor belongs, claims that the investigation is fabricated to justify the appointment of trustees in the local administration. Similar operations have led to the detention of many pro-Kurdish mayors and the appointment of trustees by the government.