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<p>FRANCISCO SECO and KHALIL HAMRA July 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM</p>
<p>1 / 11APTOPIX Turkey PoliticsPeople light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)</p>
<p>ISTANBUL (AP) — Demonstrations were held Tuesday in Istanbul after Turkish authorities detained a former mayor and dozens of municipal officials in the western city of Izmir over alleged corruption, extending a crackdown against the country's main opposition party.</p>
<p>Officials from CHP-controlled municipalities in Istanbul and elsewhere have faced waves of arrests this year over allegations of corruption.</p>
<p>The opposition claims the arrests are politically motivated, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government insists the courts are impartial and free from political involvement.</p>
<p>The crackdown comes a year after the CHP made significant gains in local elections.</p>
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