Turkey detains 2 CHP mayors as defections to AKP deepen opposition turmoil

Turkish police on Thursday detained two district mayors from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the western province of İzmir as part of a bribery investigation, the latest in a series of operations targeting opposition-run municipalities after the party’s 2024 local election victory, Turkish Minute reported. Seferihisar Mayor İsmail Yetişkin and Balçova Mayor […] The post Turkey detains 2 CHP mayors as defections to AKP deepen opposition turmoil appeared first on Stockhol...

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