Turkish President Erdogan's main rival jailed

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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.
  
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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 - 1h
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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 - 1h
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  Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

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  Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges

  A court has formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key rival and ordered him jailed pending trial on corruption charges
  
  ABC News - 5h
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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 - 4d
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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 - 3d
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  Police arrest Istanbul mayor over alleged corruption and terror links

  Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links
  
  ABC News - 4d

• Turkish lira, stock market drop after Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival arrested

  Imamoglu, the popular 53-year-old mayor was seen as the next opposition party candidate for the Turkish presidency.
  
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