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Turkish police detained the opposition mayor of Ankara's Etimesgut district and 51 other suspects on Thursday in a graft investigation, the Interior Ministry said.
-Reuters
- Latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main party opposing President Tayyip Erdogan.
- Uskudar municipality Mayor Sinem Dedetas detained, as well as district deputy mayor, secretary, an architect, a business agent and a contractor, NTV said.
- Police raids conducted simultaneously at eleven addresses in Istanbul, digital materials seized from suspects.
- Municipality allegedly coordinated the approval of building permits through a system in which contractors were required to sign consultancy contracts in order to obtain permits, NTV reported.
- The opposition has rejected wave of allegations since 2024 and says the investigations are politically motivated. The government says the judiciary is independent.
-Reuters
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