Turkey detains 10 officials, widening a crackdown on Istanbul’s opposition-held districts
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 10 senior officials of Istanbul district municipalities over alleged links to Kurdish militants.
Turkish police detain 10 Istanbul opposition officials over alleged PKK links
Istanbul officials, including deputy mayors from opposition-run districts, were detained by Turkish police over alleged ties to Kurdish militants, sparking criticism from Mayor İmamoğlu. View on euron
Turkey detains 10 officials over Kurd separatist links as Erdogan intensifies crackdown
Turkish police have detained 10 senior officials from opposition-run district municipalities in Istanbul, accusing them of links to Kurdish militants.
Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu in court as Turkish opposition fears crackdown
Ekrem Imamoglu denies charges that he tried to influence Turkiye’s judiciary in remarks he made about officials.
Turkish police detain 10 opposition party members
The detainees include the deputy mayors of the districts of Kartal and Atasehir, along with eight district municipal council members, Anadolu reported. All are members of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
Turkey detains more opposition members over alleged PKK ties, TRT says
Turkish police detained nine district municipal council members from the Republican People's Party (CHP) on terrorism-related charges on Tuesday, state broadcaster TRT said, continuing a crackdown on the country's main opposition party.
Istanbul mayor appears in court amid concerns about crackdown on Turkish opposition
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure and potential challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court on Friday to deny charges that he had attempted to influence the judiciary.
Turkey detains journalists and replaces elected mayor amid crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities have detained a prominent investigative journalist and four of his colleagues and replaced an elected pro-Kurdish mayor with a state appointee.
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