Umit Ozdag, vođa turske nacionalističke stranke Pobjednička stranka, uhićen je pod optužbama za vrijeđanje predsjednika Erdogana i poticanje mržnje. Njegovo uhićenje potaknulo je optužbe da vlada guši političke protivnike dok tvrdi da promovira demokraciju. Uhićenje dolazi usred rastućih napetosti oko politike migracija i vlade koja se bavi kurdskim ustankom. Kritičari tvrde da Erdoganova administracija koristi pravne mjere kako bi ušutkala opozicijske glasove. Incident je pojačao političke podjele u Turskoj pred nadolazeće izbore.
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Turkish Party Leader Says His Arrest Is Part of a Crackdown on Erdogan's Political Opponents
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition crackdown that contradicts the government's purported effort to boost democracy while ending a Kurdish militant insurgency.
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Turkish Nationalist Leader's Arrest Stirs Political Tensions
Umit Ozdag, leader of Turkey's nationalist Victory Party, was arrested for allegedly insulting President Erdogan and inciting hatred. Imprisoned amid protests against Syria migrants, Ozdag condemns the government's democratic stance while opposing the peace process with PKK.
