Fierce protests in Turkey after Erdogan rival jailed

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  1,100 arrested in furious Istanbul protests after Turkey's government jails the city's mayor

  A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu, President Erdogan’s main rival, pending a corruption trial and inflamed the biggest protests in a decade.
  
  NBC News - 15h
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  Erdogan calls Turkey protests 'evil' as unrest continues

  Protesters gather for a sixth night in Istanbul after city Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest.
  
  BBC News - 2h
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  Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President

  Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President

  Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  
  The New York Times - 8h
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  Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President

  Supporters of the mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, said that corruption charges against him were a ploy to hobble the main political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  
  The New York Times - 8h
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  Turkey Arrests Istanbul Mayor, Key Rival to President Erdogan

  The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained after prosecutors accused him of corruption and terrorism. The opposition said the arrest was politically motivated.
  
  The New York Times - 4d
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  Protests in Turkey Over Istanbul Mayor’s Detention: What to Know About the Turmoil

  The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges has stoked worries that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming more authoritarian in seeking to sideline a top rival.
  
  The New York Times - 8h
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  Who is Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's main rival, and why was he arrested?

  Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a popular figure, had boasted jokingly that he was the only person to have beaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party in three local elections
  
  ABC News - 5d
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  Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

  A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges.
  
  NBC News - 1d

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