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Turkish prosecutors investigate main opposition leader in crackdown
- Prosecutors jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in March 2025 on corruption charges amid a crackdown on Turkey's main opposition party, CHP.
- The crackdown followed investigations into CHP leaders, including charges of threatening Istanbul’s chief prosecutor and dismissals of five CHP mayors for alleged corruption.
- Imamoglu denies all charges while his arrest sparked countrywide protests, detentions of hundreds of CHP members, and accusations of government judicial manipulation.
- Authorities expanded surveillance through facial recognition cameras and body cameras, raising concerns about legal protest suppression and extensive data collection on citizens.
- This political turmoil deepens tensions between Erdogan’s government and the opposition, suggesting intensified repression and challenges to Turkey’s democratic institutions.
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After Ekrem Imamoglu, 8 other opposition mayors have been arrested recently, while the leader of the Republican People's Party, Özgür Özel, is also in the eye of justice.
A new wave of arrests in Turkey triggers protests. This time it hit five elected mayors of the CHP. Observers suspect that Erdogan is systematically trying to evade the opposition. On the spot, it shows how the population reacts.
Recently, the Turkish police are staging arrested opposition politicians such as criminals. Erdoğan's government relies on the split of the CHP and demonization of İmamoğlu.
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Turkish prosecutors investigate main opposition leader in crackdown
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on charges of threatening and insulting Istanbul's chief prosecutor, adding to a broad crackdown on the opposition.
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