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Turkish party leader says his arrest is part of a crackdown on Erdogan's political opponents


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Published in Politics and Government on Wednesday, March 12th 2025 at 12:01 GMT by Reuters   Print publication without navigation

  • The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition crackdown that contradicts the government's purported effort to boost democracy while ending a Kurdish militant insurgency.

The article discusses the arrest of Meral Aksener, the leader of the İYİ Party in Turkey, who claims that her detention is part of a broader crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his political opponents. Aksener was arrested on charges of "insulting the president" following her critical remarks about Erdogan's handling of the economy and his authoritarian tendencies. This incident is seen as part of a pattern where opposition figures, journalists, and activists face legal harassment, which critics argue is designed to stifle dissent and consolidate Erdogan's power ahead of upcoming elections. The arrest has sparked international concern over the state of democracy in Turkey, with human rights organizations and foreign governments condemning the move as an attack on free speech and political pluralism.

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