US EditionTurkey detains scores of opposition party members in Izmir
- Authorities in Turkey detained 157 people, including opposition party members and a former mayor of Izmir, early on Tuesday, according to local media and the opposition Republican People's Party .
- The Izmir prosecutor ordered the detentions as part of an investigation into corruption, tender rigging, and fraud in the west-coast city, according to broadcaster NTV.
- President Erdogan signaled these operations from the palace a few days prior to the arrests, indicating a crackdown on opposition.
- Murat Bakan, an Izmir MP from the Republican People's Party , reported that former Izmir Mayor Tunc Soyer was detained along with senior bureaucrats and a party provincial chairman.
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120 people detained in operation against CHP-run municipality in İzmir
In the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir, 120 people have been detained in an operation against the CHP-run municipality. According to the party executive committee, those detained included former mayor Tunç Soyer and CHP provincial chairman Şenol Aslanoğlu. According to reports, a total of 157 arrest warrants were issued as part of corruption investigations by the Izmir public prosecutor's office. CHP deputy chairman Murat Bakan described t…
Armed forces in Turkey appear to have arrested a large number of municipal officials in Izmir, including high-ranking opposition politicians. Observers speak of a campaign against opponents of the ruling party.
Turkish authorities detain 109 in Izmir as part of corruption probe, Anadolu news says
Turkish authorities detained 109 people, including opposition party members and a former mayor, on Tuesday in Izmir, the Anadolu state news agency said, expanding a months-long legal crackdown on the opposition that had been focused on Istanbul.
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