US EditionTurkey detains 10 officials, widening a crackdown on Istanbul’s opposition-held districts
- Turkish police detained 10 senior officials in Istanbul for alleged links to Kurdish militants, as reported by Anadolu Agency.
- The detainees are members of the Republican People's Party and include deputy mayors and council members, according to Anadolu.
- Critics view these detentions as a government effort to undermine Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as a potential rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Imamoglu claimed the detentions were motivated by Erdogan's desire to assert control, stating it was the result of 'the whims of one person who considers himself to be above the will of the people.
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Turkey detains 10 opposition members over alleged PKK ties
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 10 senior officials of Istanbul district municipalities over alleged links to Kurdish militants, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported, widening a crackdown on opposition-held city districts. The detainees include the deputy mayors of the districts of Kartal and Atasehir and eight district municipal council members, Anadolu reported. All are members of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP.…
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The WSWS and the Socialist Equality Group, regardless of their political differences with the CHP and the DEM Party, oppose this undemocratic state repression and demand the immediate release of those detained.
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Turkey detains 10 officials, widening a crackdown on Istanbul's opposition-held districts
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 10 senior officials of district municipalities in Istanbul over their alleged links to Kurdish militants.
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