Overview

• Interior Ministry decreed the temporary removal of Adana Mayor Zeydan Karalar and Büyükçekmece Deputy Mayor Ahmet Şahin over corruption allegations.
• Broadcast regulator RTÜK cited repeated rule violations to shut down Sözcü TV for ten days and postponed a similar suspension for Halk TV.
• These moves extend a broader legal campaign that began with the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in March.
• Mass protests have continued nationwide amid growing concerns about undermined judicial independence and press freedoms.
• The government insists its actions demonstrate an impartial judiciary even as hundreds of CHP affiliates and journalists face investigations.