A major federal corruption investigation into Mayor Eric Adams’s fund-raising is examining whether his campaign conspired with members of the Turkish government to receive illegal donations.
Mr. Adams, a Democrat in his second year in office, has longstanding ties to Turkey.
The mayor has said that he met the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, when he was Brooklyn borough president, and that he has visited the country at least six times.
Federal authorities raided the home of Mr. Adams’s chief fund-raiser on Nov. 2, and then seized at least two cellphones and an iPad from Mr. Adams himself.
Mr. Adams has defended his links to Turkey, arguing that they were part of his outreach to immigrant communities that have not always received attention from City Hall.
Persons:
Eric Adams’s, Adams, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Adams’s
Organizations:
Democrat, Turkish, Federal, City Hall
Locations:
Turkey, Turkish, Brooklyn, Manhattan