US Edition5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey's opposition
- Turkey's interior ministry removed five opposition mayors from office on Thursday following their arrests in ongoing investigations.
- The inquiries into claims of corruption within municipal administrations were initiated in October 2024 following the detention of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Zer in connection with a distinct terrorism investigation.
- The arrested mayors include officials from İstanbul's Avcılar, Büyükçekmece, Gaziosmanpaşa, and Adana's Seyhan and Ceyhan districts amid a fifth wave of detentions by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
- Aziz Öhsan Aktaş was identified by prosecutors as the purported head of a criminal organization engaged in manipulating contract bids, and on Wednesday, 22 individuals, including several mayors, were placed under pretrial detention.
- These actions have intensified political tensions as opposition leaders accuse President Erdoğan's government of suppressing rivals, and a total of 11 CHP mayors have now been suspended amid ongoing judicial proceedings.
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5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey's opposition
Turkish authorities say they have suspended five elected mayors from duty, as the country’s opposition faces an ongoing crackdown.
According to İmamoğlu: Erdoğan apparently continues against CHP. Five other mayors were suspended, dozens of members were detained.
Turkey removes 5 more mayors from office amid widening crackdown on opposition - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s interior ministry announced on Thursday that five district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been removed from office, following their arrests as part of an expanding crackdown on the opposition.
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