Turkey detains mayor amid opposition crackdown
NTV agency reported that Turkish authorities arrested Sinem Dediṭaş, the head of the Osmangazi district municipality in Istanbul, along with five other individuals, on charges related to building permits and occupancy violations. These measures are part of an unprecedented legal campaign targeting municipalities run by the opposition party against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The campaign included simultaneous raids on 11 addresses in the city, during which digital materials were seized from the suspects. The opposition denies that the investigations are politically motivated, emphasizing the independence of the judiciary, while the government maintains that the actions are lawful.
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