Turkey: Intensified Repression Against the Opposition (osw.waw.pl)

• CHP is the primary target of state repression.
• Local government officials are arrested or removed from office.
• The judiciary is politicized and used against the opposition.

"Over the past year, pressure on the opposition, media, and government critics in Turkey has reached unprecedented levels. The Republican People's Party (CHP) is the main target of the state apparatus. Repression focuses on local officials, many arrested or removed by a politicized judiciary."