Turkish authorities order new detentions of opposition officials

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• Turkish authorities order new detentions of opposition officials</p>

<p>September 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM</p>

<p>ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities ordered the detention of seven officials from opposition-run municipalities in Istanbul on Wednesday, broadcaster NTV said, as part of an ongoing crackdown against the main party opposing President Tayyip Erdogan.</p>

<p>The detentions follow the removal of the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) Istanbul provincial head Ozgur Celik by a court on Tuesday over alleged irregularities in a 2023 CHP provincial congress.</p>

<p>That court ruling triggered sharp drops in markets, with Turkish stocks closing down 3.57% on Tuesday after earlier plunging more than 5%. Shares in the main BIST 100 were down 1.8% at Wednesday's opening.</p>

<p>Turkish police detained five employees from Besiktas and two from Avcilar - two Istanbul municipalities - on Wednesday, NTV reported.</p>

<p>The CHP mayors of those districts are among 15 mayors jailed as part of a sprawling investigation into alleged corruption targeting CHP-run municipalities. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main political rival, has also been arrested under the crackdown.</p>

<p>The CHP denies the accusations.</p>

<p>CHP leader Ozgur Ozel, who called Tuesday's court ruling "completely illegal", will address a party rally in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district on Wednesday evening.</p>

<p>The ruling on the CHP's 2023 Istanbul congress could sway another court in the capital Ankara that is expected to rule in a separate case on September 15 that could oust Ozel from his position.</p>

<p>In that lawsuit, the court has been reviewing alleged procedural irregularities in the party's 38th Ordinary Congress in 2023.</p>

<p>(Reporting by Huseyin Hayatsever; Editing by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Joe Bavier)</p>

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