Turkish security forces have arrested over 120 people in Izmir, a stronghold of the opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the western coast of Turkey. This was announced by the main opposition party in Turkey, the CHP, which governs Izmir, explaining that the charge against those arrested is "corruption".
Murat Bakan, vice president of the CHP, stated on 'X' that the former mayor and many "senior officials" of Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey after Istanbul and Ankara, have been arrested. About three months ago, a similar operation targeted the municipality of Istanbul.
