To Turkeya new case is coming to shake the opposition: its prosecutor Constantinople He ordered the detention of 48 people in the context of corruption research. Among them is Hassan Moutlou, mayor of Bayrabas and a Republican People’s Party (CHP), the main political power against President Erdogan.
According to Turkey’s state network TRT Haber, the business began early in the morning, with surveys in 72 different locations in Istanbul. Authorities have announced that they had confiscated documents and arrests suspects for embezzlement, bribery and other offenses.
In a post on the X platform, Hassan Mutlou stressed that he “has nothing to hide”, denouncing the business as politically motivated and based on “unfounded accusations”. The CHP has been complaining for months that it is facing a repression campaign orchestrated by the government.
Dear neighbors, I have only served Bayrampaşa and our esteemed fellow countrymen. I did not think of taking a step back even for a moment in order to be worthy of you.
My head is upright, my forehead flows. I have no job I can’t account for.… pic.twitter.com/WXphtmhd25
– Hasan Mutlu (@hmutlu34) September 13, 2025
These arrests are part of a series of actions targeting municipalities under the control of the opposition. In recent months, hundreds of members of the CHP have already been arrested or imprisoned. The new wave of persecution is expected to further exacerbate the confrontation between the government and the opposition, which remains particularly strong in Constantinople and other major Turkish cities.