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Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested in a dawn raid on his residence on Wednesday. It escalating a crackdown on opposition figures and dissenting voices. The detention of the popular opposition leader deepened concerns over democracy. Omer Celik disputed allegations by the opposition that the detentions were government-orchestrated. In his first comments on the mayor's detention, Erdogan accused the opposition of failing to respond to the allegations of corruption with evidence or legal arguments. At least 37 of the suspected owners were detained and efforts to detain other suspects were continuing. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern over the mayor’s detention. Scholz said it was a “very, very bad sign” for Turkey’s relations with the European Union. Prosecutors accused Imamoglu of exploiting his position for financial gain. Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey’s largest city in March 2019. Erdogan's party pushed to void the municipal election results in the city of 16 million. The challenge resulted in a repeat of the election a few months later.

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