Despite the widespread dismissal of HDP mayors and their replacement by government appointed trustees, Kars Municipality – still under the co-chairmanship of Ayhan Bilgen and Şevin Alaca – is carrying out important activities on such issues as nourishment, co-operatives, and women’s rights.
Ayhan Bilgen, who has spent many years in politics and has been working hard as co-mayor of the municipality, is an intellectual. We asked him about the municipality’s cooperation with NGO’s and how the success of HDP municipalities in local areas affect municipal government.
