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Turkish police holding their shields gather during a demonstration against the replacement of Kurdish mayors with state officials in three cities, on August 20, 2019, in Istanbul. The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on August 19 over alleged links to Kurdish militants as Ankara deepened its crackdown on the opposition. The mayors of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces in eastern Turkey – all members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) elected in March – were suspended over alleged ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The interior ministry said they would be replaced by the centrally-appointed governors of their provinces. (Photo by Yasin Akgul/AFP Photo)
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