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Demonstrators are hit by water cannon as they protest against the replacement of Kurdish mayors with state officials in three cities, in Diyarbakir, on August 20, 2019. - The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on Monday 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). (Photo by Ilyas AKENGIN / AFP) (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP via Getty Images)