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Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition-run Istanbul municipality
- Turkish authorities detained five mayors and several opposition members on Saturday in Istanbul and Adana as part of a widespread crackdown.
- The detentions followed the March jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who faces corruption and terrorism-related charges he denies, triggering protests and unrest.
- Police searched opposition-run municipal buildings and detained 30 people, including CHP officials and district mayors, across four corruption investigations.
- CHP leader Ozgur Ozel remarked that unlike traditional military coups involving soldiers and armored vehicles, this time the takeover was carried out through legal actions by prosecutors, highlighting the opposition's view of political motivation.
- These operations intensified concerns from rights groups and Western countries about anti-democratic tactics aimed at undermining the opposition's electoral chances.
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Turkish police arrested 30 people on corruption charges today, including a former lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the mayors of three CHP-run districts in Istanbul.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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President Erdogan has again taken action against the opposition. 47 arrest warrants were issued in a 5th wave of arrests, five of them against mayors.
They were about 100 after that of Ekrem Imamoglu, President Erdogan's main political rival, who had caused huge protests in March.
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Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition-run Istanbul municipality
Turkish authorities have escalated their crackdown on the opposition-run Istanbul municipality over alleged corruption charges, detaining 30 people.
·United States
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