ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities ordered the detention of seven officials from opposition-run municipalities in Istanbul on Wednesday, broadcaster NTV said, as part of an ongoing crackdown against the main party opposing President Tayyip Erdogan.
The detentions follow the removal of the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul provincial head Ozgur Celik by a court on Tuesday over alleged irregularities in a 2023 CHP provincial congress.
That court ruling triggered sharp drops in markets, with Turkish stocks closing down 3.57 percent on Tuesday after earlier plunging more than 5 percent. Shares in the main BIST 100 were down 1.8 percent at Wednesday’s opening.
Turkish police detained five employees from Besiktas and two from Avcilar — two Istanbul municipalities — on Wednesday, NTV reported.
The CHP mayors of those districts are among 15 mayors jailed as part of a sprawling investigation into alleged corruption targeting CHP-run municipalities. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main political rival, has also been arrested under the crackdown.
The CHP denies the accusations.
CHP leader Ozgur Ozel, who called Tuesday’s court ruling “completely illegal,” will address a party rally in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district on Wednesday evening.
The ruling on the CHP’s 2023 Istanbul congress could sway another court in the capital Ankara that is expected to rule in a separate case on September 15 that could oust Ozel from his position.
In that lawsuit, the court has been reviewing alleged procedural irregularities in the party’s 38th Ordinary Congress in 2023.
Turkish authorities order new detentions of opposition officials
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Algeria bought about 600,000 metric tons wheat in tender, traders say
- Algeria’s tender purchases are optional origin but prices indicated Black Sea region wheat could be supplied including from Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria
- The wheat was sought for shipment in three periods from the main supply regions
HAMBURG/PARIS: Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC is believed to have purchased about 600,000 metric tons of milling wheat in a tender which closed on Tuesday with negotiations continuing on Wednesday, European traders said.
Purchases were believed to have been made at around $259 and $260 a ton cost and freight included (c&f), traders said, the same level as reported on Tuesday.
Negotiations on Wednesday about more purchases were said to have been difficult as sellers were seeking over the $260 level, a level resisted by the OAIC, traders said.
Algeria’s tender purchases are optional origin but prices indicated Black Sea region wheat could be supplied including from Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria, traders said. Argentine wheat was not expected to be used as supplies were getting tighter after large recent sales.
The wheat was sought for shipment in three periods from the main supply regions, including Europe: April 16-30, May 1-15 and May 16-31. If sourced from South America or Australia, shipment is one month earlier.
Reports reflect assessments from traders and further estimates of prices and volumes are still possible later. In its previous tender on January 19, Algeria bought around 600,000 tons of milling wheat at about $254 a ton c&f.
