Three mayors arrested in southern Turkiye as part of crackdown on opposition
Mayor of Adiyaman Zeydan Karalar. File. Photo: X/@ZeydanKaralar01 The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkiye were arrested Saturday (July 5, 2025), state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March. Abdurrahman Tutdere, the mayor of Adiyaman, and Zeydan Karalar, who heads Adana…