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Bloomberg
31-05-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
Turkey Issues Raft of Warrants in Mayor Probe, Anadolu Says
Turkish police detained 28 people as part of an investigation into alleged corruption at the Istanbul Greater Municipality, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Its comes after a court in Istanbul issued detention warrants for 47 people in total, according to Anadolu. Included in the warrants are the names of five district mayors in Istanbul and Aykut Erdogdu, a former lawmaker for Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, according to the report.
Al Arabiya
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Turkey detains 18 in graft crackdown on Istanbul municipality
Turkish police detained 18 employees of Istanbul's municipality on graft charges, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Tuesday, extending a crackdown on the opposition and the city's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, Imamoglu was jailed in March pending trial on corruption charges, sparking Turkey's largest protests in a decade. Popular support for Imamoglu has since risen further above Erdogan, opinion polls show. Among the latest wave of arrests in an investigation into municipal tenders were staff of the municipality's media and culture companies, including the head of its media department, TRT said. Detention warrants were issued for a total of 22 employees, 18 of whom have so far been arrested, it added. The mayor has denied all charges. His arrest triggered economic turmoil and accusations of a politicized judiciary that the government has rejected, saying the judges are independent.
Shafaq News
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Turkiye arrests 343 in protests over Istanbul mayor's detention
Shafaq News/ Turkish police arrested 343 protesters in nine cities, including Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Saturday. Yerlikaya revealed that the arrests took place in other major cities, confirming that security forces intervened to disperse the protests. İstanbul Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığınca yürütülen İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi soruşturması ile ilgili dün gece İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Adana, Antalya, Çanakkale, Eskişehir, Konya ve Edirne'de meydana gelen eylemlerde 343 şüpheli yakalandı❗️Toplumsal düzeni bozmaya, milletimizin… — Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) March 22, 2025 The protests erupted after Turkish authorities announced, on March 19, the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges related to leading a criminal network involved in 'corruption and bribery.' His supporters dismissed the allegations as politically motivated, calling them an escalation against the opposition. The wave of arrests included several officials from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and district municipalities aligned with the opposition, further heightening political tensions. İmamoğlu is one of the most prominent opposition figures in Turkiye and a potential challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He gained widespread popularity after his victory in Istanbul's 2019 mayoral elections and has been at the center of controversy in recent years due to his criticism of government policies.
