Authorities in Turkey have arrested three opposition mayors from southern cities. According to state media, the mayors, all from the Republican People’s Party or CHP face allegations of bribery and organized crime.

Turkey on Saturday arrested three more opposition mayors as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in what the main opposition CHP party called a "political operation". The arrests come after more than 120 city hall officials in the city of Izmir were arrested earlier this week and Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was removed from his post in March.

Turkish authorities have detained a former mayor and over 100 officials in Izmir over allegations of corruption