Turkey: Opposition Officials Detained in Bayraklı Mayor Investigation
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Turkish authorities detained 45 people on Tuesday, including a former mayor and a local political party leader, as part of an investigation into Bayraklı Municipality in the western city of Izmir.
Among those taken into custody are former Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal and Didem Gültekin, the district chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
The detentions mark the latest in a series of operations targeting opposition-led municipalities across Turkey.