Fresh operations hit main opposition-run district in Ankara
In the latest crackdown on municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the mayor of Ankara’s Çankaya district was detained on July 11 alongside 35 senior officials on graft accusations.
Some 27 people were detained in early-morning raids in Çankaya, out of a total of 36 named in a warrant issued by Ankara’s public prosecutor, media reports said.
The warrant reportedly cited accusations of forming or belonging to a criminal organization, bribery and tender rigging.
Among those named in the warrant was Çankaya Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner.
