Turkey Arrests Mayor and 4 Municipal Officials in Expanding Crackdown on Opposition - Turkish Minute
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Turkey arrests mayor and 4 municipal officials in expanding crackdown on opposition - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court arrested the mayor of Şile, a seaside district on the northern outskirts of İstanbul, along with four other municipal officials early Monday as part of a crackdown on the opposition, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. The arrests follow a July 10 dawn raid targeting the Şile Municipality, in which six people were taken into police custody, including Mayor Özgür Kabadayı, a member of the opposition Republican People’s Part…
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Five people, including Mayor Özgür Kabadayı, were arrested as part of an investigation into the CHP-led Şile Municipality. An investigation is ongoing by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the CHP-led Şile Municipality on charges of "establishing a criminal organization," "extortion," "bribery," and "tender rigging." The article "CHP Şile Mayor Özgür Kabadayı Also Arrested!" first appeared on TR724.
The arrest of Mayor Kabadayı, former Private Secretary Oğuz Kaçmaz, Deputy Mayor Tuncay Tolga Özçakmak, Lawyer Ali Şafak and License Chief Evren Buçhan was requested.
The comprehensive corruption investigation conducted by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has extended to the Şile Municipality. Arrests have been requested for five people, including Mayor Özgür Kabadayı, and judicial control has been requested for one. Here are the details that have shaped the case...
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