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Opposition Leader Slams Arrest as Attack on Democracy

7/7/2025

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Ozgur Ozel, the Turkish opposition leader, fiercely criticized the arrest of Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek, calling it a politically motivated attack on the Republican People's Party (CHP). He emphasized that this crackdown on mayors signals a troubling trend that threatens democracy in Türkiye, especially with the pivotal 2028 elections on the horizon.

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Ozgur Ozel, the Turkish opposition leader, fiercely criticized the arrest of Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek, calling it a politically motivated attack on the Republican People's Party (CHP). He emphasized that this crackdown on mayors signals a troubling trend that threatens democracy in Türkiye, especially with the pivotal 2028 elections on the horizon.