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Supporters of the opposition CHP party chanted anti-government slogans at a rally on April 22 in Istanbul, the day after the attack on party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. REUTERS / Murad Sezer

Turkish police made arrests on Monday, April 22, including a member of the AKP, following the assault of the leader of the opposition party CHP, which won on March 31 the municipal elections in Ankara and Istanbul.

Six people were arrested. Among them, a member of the AKP was apprehended a hundred kilometers southwest of Ankara. The activist may soon lose his status as the ruling party evokes a disciplinary hearing with deportation.

" Violence has no place in politics in democracy, " AKP spokesperson said on Twitter.

Kemal Kiliçdaroglu was violently attacked Sunday in Ankara by a crowd at the funeral of a soldier killed in fighting against Kurdish rebels in the south-east of the country. He had been taken to a nearby house by the security forces.

Some Turkish commentators pointed Monday morning a climate very hostile to the CHP in recent weeks. During the March 31st municipal campaign, many opposition candidates qualified as " terrorists " by the ruling party.

The AKP, however, has lost several major cities, including the capital Ankara and Istanbul, a city that President Erdogan has long headed. But if the city was won by the CHP , his victory is disputed. The ruling party has filed an appeal and is asking for a new vote.