The Hakkari Municipality won by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the 31 March local elections was usurped by a government-appointed trustee on 3 June. Co-Mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış, who was removed from office by the decision of the Turkish Ministry of Interior, was arrested with a prison sentence of 19 years and 6 months in the scope of a case that had been ongoing for 10 years.

DEM Party Councillors came to Hakkari Municipality on Monday to set the agenda for the July Council meeting but encountered a police barrier at the entrance gate of the municipality.

The police told the councillors, "The municipal council will not convene. If you have private and personal transactions such as paying bills inside, you can pass." While the elected councillors requested to meet with the executive assistant, the police rejected the request, saying: "He is not available at the moment. You cannot meet him.”

The councillors took minutes of the obstruction and the prevention of the council meeting.