In Turkey, 157 individuals have been detained, including members of the opposition and the former mayor of Izmir, amid a corruption investigation. The Izmir prosecutor initiated these detentions tied to allegations of corruption, tender rigging, and fraud. The Republican People's Party (CHP) expressed concerns, likening the event to a previous crackdown in Istanbul, where Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested. CHP officials described the detentions as politically motivated rather than stemming from legal necessity and claimed the judicial system is following orders from the political leadership.
"We are faced with a process similar to that in Istanbul," Bakan said, referring to the March 19 arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. This dawn detention is not a legal necessity but a clear political choice. Indeed, President Erdogan signaled these operations from the palace a few days ago. The scene we are witnessing today is not a product of the rule of law but of a judicial system acting on instructions.
The Izmir prosecutor ordered the detentions in the early hours as part of an investigation into corruption, tender rigging and fraud in the west-coast city.
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