However Almaç was dismissed in November 2019 and Çelik appointed as well as the trustee of the municipality of Özalp. Following his appointment as a trustee, he dismissed also 28 municipality workers.
In November 2019, Almaç was removed from his position, and Çelik took over as both the new head of the municipality of Özalp and its trustee.  Following this appointment, Çelik also fired 28 municipal employees.