Cases against opposition politicians mount ahead of Turkish elections
Critics claim the government has weaponized the judiciary to neutralize leading figures in the Republican People’s Party.
ISTANBUL — It’s been a busy week for lawyers representing Turkish opposition politicians.
Two prominent figures in the center-left Republican People’s Party (CHP) — Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and the head of the party’s Istanbul branch, Canan Kaftancioglu — have both been involved in cases that many see as attempts to sideline them ahead of elections due in the next 12 months.
