此前曾誓言绝不会背叛反对派的伊兹密尔市长杰米尔·图盖，如今加入了执政党正义与发展党。这一举动得到了土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安的赞赏。伊兹密尔是土耳其第三大城市，也是反对派的重要据点。
Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in coup for Turkish president The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president.
当前，土耳其反对派正面临日益严厉的打压，据观察人士称，大量出于政治目的的逮捕与诉讼正针对各城市的市长及民选官员展开。
Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits targeting its mayors and elected officials.