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Dorian Jones

Crackdown on Turkish opposition intensifies, with further arrests of mayors

Protesters show support for Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu 100 days after his arrest, 1 July, 2025. AP - Francisco Seco

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is warning that the future of democracy in the country is at stake, as a legal crackdown against it intensifies. This month has seen three more city mayors arrested in anti-corruption probes, while half of CHP parliamentary deputies are facing having their legal immunity lifted.

Thousands marched through the streets of the Mediterranean city of Adana in protest at the arrest of its mayor on alleged corruption charges. The mayors of Antalya and Adiyaman have also been detained on similar charges. More than a dozen mayors of Turkey's main opposition CHP have now been jailed.

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