Authorities in Turkey have detained the mayor of Van. Amateur video showed plainclothes police escorting mayor Bekir Kaya from council offices in the southeastern city earlier. <br /><br /> A co-leader of the pro-Kurdish DBP party was also reportedly detained, as the central government seized control of three municipalities in the region, including Van. <br /><br /> Later, police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse around 100 people who had gathered outside Van’s council house to protest against the Mayor Kaya’s detention. <br /><br /> Turkey is currently fighting an insurgency by Kurdish PKK militants in its south east. The country has also seen tens of thousands of arrests, as part of a wider security crackdown following July’s failed coup.<br />
