CHP mayor among 17 detained in corruption operation targeting İstanbul district municipality

Turkish police on Friday detained the mayor of İstanbul’s Silivri district, run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), and 16 others as part of a corruption investigation. Silivri Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu, municipal officials and businesspeople were detained in simultaneous operations carried out by the financial crimes police early Friday in an investigation launched […] The post CHP mayor among 17 detained in corruption operation targeting İstanbul district municipality appeare...

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