A Turkish court has handed down prison sentences to several opposition CHP mayors on corruption charges, following their earlier removal from office.

An Istanbul court delivered its verdict on August 24 in the trial of seven opposition mayors and municipal officials, acquitting businessman Aziz İhsan Aktaş of charges related to an alleged criminal organization.

Turkish police have detained two district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in İzmir province as part of a bribery investigation, further deepening turmoil within the opposition.

Turkish authorities have detained dozens of suspects, including the mayors of two opposition-run municipalities, as part of separate investigations into alleged bribery and corruption.

Another mayor from the opposition CHP party has been arrested in Turkey, bringing the total number of opposition mayors in pre-trial detention to 21.

A court in Istanbul is anticipated to deliver a verdict in a major trial where a businessman is accused of widespread tender corruption in collaboration with several opposition mayors from Türkiye's CHP party.

Turkish authorities arrested 24 individuals, including two mayors from opposition-controlled municipalities in Izmir, as part of an ongoing corruption investigation. This marks a continued crackdown on opposition-led local governments.

Turkey's ruling AKP party is expanding its reach as opposition mayors and councillors defect, a move seen by the opposition as a strategy to weaken local resistance and consolidate power.

Mayors from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are under scrutiny due to a series of corruption probes, with accusations focusing on bribery and the alleged misuse of public funds to support girlfriends.

Turkish police have once again detained mayors from the opposition CHP party, including the mayor of Etimesgut district in Ankara, Erdal Besikcioglu, along with 37 municipal officials following a raid.

Two district mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have been arrested as part of ongoing investigations targeting CHP-run municipalities.

Two years after Turkey's March 31, 2024, local elections, twenty elected mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) remain in prison, with 25 others, including İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, suspended from office.