Detention Order Causes Tremors Within Turkish Opposition
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The wave of arrests in Turkey is hitting more and more opposition politicians. Erdoğan's opponents are weakened and divided. Some people in the country are arming themselves.
The Turkish authorities have been going against the Social Democratic Republican People's Party (CHP) for months. More than a dozen mayors of the opposition party are already in custody. Now, apparently, an arrest warrant has also been issued against the Istanbul regional chairman of the CHP. As reported by the channel Habertürk on Tuesday, Özgür Celik is to be taken for interrogation by the police. According to the prosecution, the arrest warra…


An arrest warrant was issued against the CHP Regional Chairman. Previously, it had been announced that the CHP Mayor of Antalya had been deposed.
A Turkish TV station reports that the Istanbul CHP politician Özgür Celik has now also been taken to an interrogation by the police. Previously, the Turkish Interior Ministry had deposed the mayor of Antalya – also CHP politician.
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Detention Order Causes Tremors Within Turkish Opposition
Detention Order Causes Tremors Within Turkish Opposition Amid ongoing investigations into the internal elections of the Republic People's Party (CHP), a Turkish prosecutor has issued a detention order for the party’s Istanbul provincial head, Ozgur Celik. This move is reportedly part of a broader examination of the CHP's electoral processes.The broadcaster Haberturk disclosed the development on Tuesday, highlighting the potential political rever…
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