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4. EU warns Turkey as Erdoğan's repression intensifies

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Tue Mar 25, 2025, 07:32 PM

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March 24, 2025 3:24 pm CET
By Ketrin Jochecová

The European Commission on Monday urged Ankara to “uphold democratic values,” as Turkish authorities escalate a crackdown against the opposition and free media.

Popular opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested Sunday on corruption charges and booted out of his office as Istanbul mayor. Protests have now roiled Turkey for nearly a week, since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s police first detained İmamoğlu, and authorities have locked up more than a thousand demonstrators and detained journalists.

“The arrest of the mayor İmamoğlu and the protesters give rise to the questions regarding Turkey’s adherence to its long-established democratic traditions,” said Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier ...

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-urges-turkey-to-uphold-democratic-values/

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