The Congress of Local and Regional Leaders of the Council of Europe is concerned about the reversal processes in Turkey. Especially emphasizes the removal of elected mayors and the implementation of government appointments instead of them. After the March 23 arrest of the March 23, the mayor of Istanbul, Congress convened an urgent session to discuss the situation. It was discussed in that the possibility of traveling to Turkey and to study the situation on the spot.
The Rudon Rudi of the Turkish Co-Rapporteur Brion of Congress emphasized that this is not a legal, but a democratic issue. "We want to see that the democratic rights of local self-government in Turkey are being restored." The second co-rapporteur David Erai noted that the issue concerns not only one political group.
The Congress also called for the release of the arrested mayor and to stop the political persecution. The Turkish authorities have not yet responded to such a possible scenario.
