40 Opposition Mayors Arrested in Turkey Since 2024 Local Elections: Report - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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40 opposition mayors arrested in Turkey since 2024 local elections: report - Turkish Minute
Forty mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been arrested since the March 2024 local elections, with criminal investigations leading to the suspension of elected officials and the appointment of government trustees to run some municipalities, the İlke TV news website reported on Wednesday. The figure includes mayors who have since been […]
40 opposition mayors arrested in Turkey since 2024 local elections: report - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Forty mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been arrested since the March 2024 local elections, with criminal investigations leading to the suspension of elected officials and the appointment of government trustees to run some municipalities, the İlke TV news website reported on Wednesday. The figure includes mayors who have since been […]
Since the March 31, 2024 local elections, 40 mayors have been arrested in operations targeting CHP-led municipalities. In Istanbul alone, 13 district mayors are currently imprisoned, and due to party changes and dismissals, only 6 of the 14 CHP-led municipalities in 30 metropolitan areas remain under CHP control.
Following the local elections of March 31, 2024, numerous mayors affiliated with the CHP (Republican People's Party) were arrested, removed from office, or had trustees appointed to their municipalities in investigations and operations targeting these municipalities.
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