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An Istanbul court late on Saturday formally arrested a Turkish journalist over his social media posts on prosecutors investigating a mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), his lawyer said.

A mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) was arrested late on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned as a terrorist group in Turkey.

Two Turkish opposition parties called for protests in Constantinople today after the arrest and replacement of a mayor accused of being a member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The mayor of Istanbul's Esenyurt district, Ahmet Özer from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was detained on Oct. 30 on charges of alleged membership in the PKK terrorist organization.

An Istanbul prosecutor's office has sought aggravated life imprisonment for the four suspects in the case of a deadly shop raid in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, which sparked a significant public outcry in July.

The crime rate in Istanbul has decreased by 11 percent compared to the previous year, Governor Davut Gül has said, citing that his office has taken serious measures to further reduce crime in the city.

 Amid the concerns about rising individual armament in the wake of a deadly shop raid in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, a local media report has stated the number of people going to shooting ranges is on the rise.

Only 4 million out of more than 40 million firearms in Türkiye are licensed, with one in every two people possessing a gun, an expert has stated amid growing concerns over individual armament after a recent deadly shop raid in Istanbul's Esenyurt district.

Two of the four suspects have been arrested over a raid on a shop in Istanbul's Esenyurt district in which two people were killed, the incident has sparked a significant public outcry when security camera footage spread on social media.

Istanbul police have apprehended a high-ranking member of ISIL during an operation that resulted in the detention of eight other individuals.

The suspect, identified as Jamal Ismael Ahmad Almad, had been under the surveillance of intelligence and terror units for some time before the operation.