Turkey detains three more CHP mayors amid mounting opposition crackdown

On July 5, the mayors of Adana, Antalya, and Adıyaman—Zeydan Karalar, Muhittin Böcek, and Abdurrahman Tutdere—were arrested in early-morning raids by Turkish authorities. All three belong to the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), and face charges ranging from bribery and bid‑rigging to organized‑crime involvement, based on testimony from a cooperating businessman .Their detention continues a broader pattern of actions against CHP-run municipalities, including the earlier arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, which sparked extensive street protests . CHP leaders decry the arrests as politically motivated, while the government insists the judiciary is acting independently