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As Clock Ticks Down on Turkey's Sozcu TV, Is Erdogan Muting Opposition?

TURKEY, JUL 7 – President Erdogan has detained multiple opposition mayors and lawmakers amid efforts to amend the constitution and extend his rule, with 7.2 million signatures backing early elections.

Summary by Al-Monitor
As Istanbul's mayor remains jailed, pressure mounts on opposition-aligned media to soften their criticism, analysts say.

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18:15 Turkish justice is increasingly targeting the opposition party CHP. Since March 19, some 250 members have been jailed. 'President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pursuing a calculated legal campaign...

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Erdogan is cracking down on the opposition – so he can stay in the saddle.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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The European Union continues to "with concern" the detention of opposition mayors in Turkey, following the arrest...

·Spain
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