Fresh detentions target Turkey’s opposition-run municipalities

The Turkish government is tightening its grip on the opposition, with new detentions on Friday targeting elected officials from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as it faces a deepening leadership crisis. The detentions, along with a court-appointed intervention in Turkey’s oldest political party, have raised serious concerns about the state of democracy and […] The post Fresh detentions target Turkey’s opposition-run municipalities appeared first on Stockholm Center for Fre...

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