Turkey detains scores of opposition party members in Izmir

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

The arrests came after a similar operation in Istanbul earlier this year that saw the arrest of its mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the principal political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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... Authorities in Turkey detained 157 people, including opposition party members and a former mayor of Izmir, early on Tuesday, local media and the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said.

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, broadcaster NTV reported.

The coastal city is seen as a bastion of Turkey's political opposition. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-01 11:12 PM | Reply

OK, I have two questions ...

1) is this a look into the future of how Pres Trump treats his political opponents?

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2) The coastal city is seen as a bastion of Turkey's political opposition --- can you say Los Angeles?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-01 11:15 PM | Reply

Hi Lamplighter: Izmir is a secular stronghold in Turkiye, so these arrests do not surprise me. When walking around the covered bazaar in Istanbul (Kapili Carsi), few Kemal Ataturk items are sold openly under the AK regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But apparently souvenirs, flags, and plates with Ataturk's visage may be bought openly in Izmir, to Erdogan's dismay. imageio.forbes.com

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-02 01:41 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Here we have Taco threatening to deport the democratic nominee for the mayor of new york.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-07-02 09:49 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1