Turkey Detains Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan's main rival

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Turkey Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu

Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Wednesday in connection with two investigations into graft and "supporting terror," a move that the main opposition party slammed as a politically-motivated "coup". Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and his detention came ...