Turkish media report that Sinem Dedetaş, mayor of the Üsküdar district in Istanbul, was arrested along with her deputy, the city secretary, and other suspects on suspicion of corruption. The arrests are part of President Erdogan's ongoing crackdown on opposition figures.
Turkish police have arrested Sinem Dedetaş, the mayor of Istanbul's Üsküdar district, along with her deputy, the city secretary, and several other suspects on allegations of corruption, according to Turkish media reports. The arrests are the latest in a series of moves by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against opposition figures, part of a broader crackdown that has drawn criticism from opposition parties and human rights groups, who accuse Erdoğan of using the judiciary to silence political rivals.
Erdoğan has also faced international scrutiny: as The Zioneer reported in June, Israeli security agencies directly accused him of allowing Hamas operatives to operate from Turkish soil, saying dozens of planned attacks had been foiled.
The corruption allegations against Dedetaş and the other suspects have not been independently verified, and the investigation is ongoing.
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