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Turkish police detained two co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, known as unofficial Kurdish capital, the mayor's office said Tuesday. 26.10.2016, Sputnik International

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© AP Photo / Hussein MallaA Turkish special forces policeman stands guard in front the damaged building of the police headquarters which was attacked by the Turkish warplanes during the failed military coup last Friday, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 19, 2016

A Turkish special forces policeman stands guard in front the damaged building of the police headquarters which was attacked by the Turkish warplanes during the failed military coup last Friday, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - Sputnik International

Turkish police detained two co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, known as unofficial Kurdish capital, the mayor's office said Tuesday.

ANKARA (Sputnik) — Both mayors, Gultan Kisanak and Firat Anli, are the members of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP). Turkish authorities accuse DBP of being associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, outlawed in Turkey).

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"Two our co-mayors have been detained tonight," the Diyarbakir's administration said in a statement.

On September 11, Turkey’s Interior Ministry announced it had fired 28 provincial administrators and district governors for having links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen The move was followed by clashes in the region.

PKK is outlawed in Turkey as a terrorist organization. A ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish militants collapsed in July 2015, prompting the Turkish authorities to launch a military operation in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern regions.