A cargo ship sailing through the Bosphorus Strait on April 23, 2021, in Istanbul. (Credit: AFP)
More than a month after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish authorities continue to target opposition figures in a widening crackdown. On Saturday, April 26, the prosecutor’s office in Istanbul announced arrest warrants for 53 individuals — 51 of whom have already been detained — in connection with a corruption investigation centering on Imamoglu, a leading figure in the Republican People's Party, or CHP. Imamoglu was jailed on March 19.“Everyone knows th Read more ‘Democracy is disappearing:’ In Istanbul, protesters remain determined e issue isn’t corruption, but the resistance of elected officials to the Istanbul Canal project,” CHP leader Ozgur Ozel said Saturday.Among those arrested are Gozdem Ongun, the wife of a senior CHP official, and Safak Basa, the head of Istanbul’s Water and Sewerage Authority, or...
More than a month after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish authorities continue to target opposition figures in a widening crackdown. On Saturday, April 26, the prosecutor’s office in Istanbul announced arrest warrants for 53 individuals — 51 of whom have already been detained — in connection with a corruption investigation centering on Imamoglu, a leading figure in the Republican People's Party, or CHP. Imamoglu was jailed on March 19.“Everyone knows th Read more ‘Democracy is disappearing:’ In Istanbul, protesters remain determined e issue isn’t corruption, but the resistance of elected officials to the Istanbul Canal project,” CHP leader Ozgur Ozel said Saturday.Among those arrested are Gozdem Ongun, the wife of a senior CHP official, and Safak Basa, the head of Istanbul’s Water and...
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