Turkey intensifies crackdown on opposition officials and mayors
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Turkish authorities have arrested dozens of opposition members, including municipal mayors and officials, in a crackdown that is the fifth wave of arrests targeting political opponents amid ongoing tensions with opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, who is jailed on corruption charges. The government denies political motives, but the arrests have sparked protests and international concern over human rights and political repression.
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