Overview

• The Istanbul prosecutor ordered the arrest of 48 Bayrampaşa district officials, including Mayor Hasan Mutlu, on allegations of extortion, corruption, serious fraud and tender rigging.
• An Ankara civil court is set to rule on whether to annul the CHP’s 2023 leadership vote, a move that could remove Özgür Özel and allow a court-appointed trustee, with reports naming Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as a potential interim figure.
• The CHP has mobilized street demonstrations in Istanbul and other cities and scheduled an extraordinary congress for September 21 as a contingency if the leadership is unseated.
• From jail, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu warned that Turkey faces a “great danger,” calling for broad support to protect elections, the rule of law and democratic norms.
• President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rejects claims of political interference, saying the complaints originated from CHP members and defending the independence of the judiciary.