ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have ramped up investigations and detentions of opposition figures, with three such actions on Monday alone, raising concerns about a widening crackdown on dissent against the government. The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) youth branch head was briefly detained for a social media post about the Istanbul prosecutor, the party said, and a judicial probe was launched against CHP Istanbul Mayor…

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Turkey’s opposition faces barrage of arrests, investigations

ANKARA - Turkish authorities have ramped up investigations and detentions of opposition figures, with three such actions on Monday alone, raising concerns about a widening crackdown on dissent against the government.

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Turkey's opposition faces barrage of arrests, investigations

Ümit Özdağ detained for "insulting the President": He was taken while eating at a restaurant and is being taken to Istanbul

Ümit Özdağ'a "Cumhurbaşkanına hakaret"ten gözaltı: Restoranda yemek yerken alındı, İstanbul'a götürülüyor

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Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ was detained in Ankara.

Zafer Partisi Genel Başkanı Ümit Özdağ, Ankara'da gözaltına alındı.

Hakkında soruşturma başlatılmıştı: Ümit Özdağ, Ankara'da gözaltına alındı

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An investigation was launched against him: Ümit Özdağ was detained in Ankara

Hardly anything has done as much damage to Turkey as President Erdogan and his AKP, said the head of the ultra-right Zafer Party.

Kaum etwas habe der Türkei so geschadet, wie Präsident Erdogan und seine AKP, meinte der Chef der ultrarechten Zafer-Partei.

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Ümit Özdağ was having dinner when the police showed up: investigators are now bringing the head of the right-wing Zafer party to Istanbul. The reason is a critical statement about President Erdoğan.

Ümit Özdağ saß beim Abendessen, als die Polizei auftauchte: Ermittler bringen den Chef der rechten Zafer-Partei nun wohl nach Istanbul. Anlass ist eine kritische Aussage über Staatspräsident Erdoğan.

Ümit Özdag: Türkischer Politiker wegen Präsidentenbeleidigung gegen Recep Tayyip Erdoğan festgenommen

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Ümit Özdag: Turkish politician arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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The Chairman of the Victory Party, Prof. Dr. Ümit Özdağ, who was investigated for insulting the President, was detained.

Cumhurbaşkanına hakaretten hakkında soruşturma başlatılan Zafer Partisi Genel Başkanı Prof. Dr. Ümit Özdağ gözaltına alındı

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Ümit Özdag will be taken by the Ankara police to Istanbul to give a statement on Tuesday morning.

Ümit Özdag werde von der Polizei von Ankara nach Istanbul gebracht, um dort am Dienstagmorgen eine Aussage zu machen.

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Turkish politician arrested for insulting president

Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ was detained in Ankara as part of the investigation launched against him.

Zafer Partisi Genel Başkanı Ümit Özdağ, hakkında başlatılan soruşturma kapsamında Ankara'da gözaltına alındı.

Turkey’s opposition faces barrage of arrests, investigations

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