Turkey declared a state of emergency following the July 15 coup attempt that allows the government to rule by decree. It has since suspended tens of thousands of people from government jobs over suspected links to terrorist organizations. "Being an elected official isn't a license to commit crimes," Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag wrote on Twitter. Three of the 28 officials are members of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party; one belongs to the Nationalist Movement Party and the rest to pro-Kurdish parties. Four people, including a deputy mayor, were briefly detained in a minor skirmish outside city hall in the southeastern province of Hakkari.

Source: ABC News September 11, 2016 11:13 UTC