Erdoğan’s move against main rival plunges Turkey into crisis

Politicians and investors say arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks dangerous turning point in authoritarian slide

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The alarming detention of the Turkish president’s rival

Move against Istanbul mayor brings fears of authoritarian slide by Erdoğan
Financial Times - 23h
Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival

Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held
Financial Times - 1d
Istanbul mayor, a key rival of Turkey's President Erdogan, is arrested

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.
CBS News - 19h
Istanbul mayor, a key rival of Turkey's President Erdogan, is arrested

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.
CBS News - 19h
Istanbul mayor, a key rival of Turkey's President Erdogan, is arrested

Critics say the arrest of Istanbul's mayor is part of a mounting crackdown by Turkey's president to silence all dissent.
CBS News - 19h
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 - 3h
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 - 1d
Turkey detains 37 in escalating crackdown on opposition to Erdoğan

Hundreds more sought by authorities as they move to stifle dissent over arrest of popular Istanbul mayor
Financial Times - 7h
Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Ekrem İmamoğlu of CHP opposition party detained alongside 100 others accused of corruption and links to terror groups. Turkish police have arrested the mayor of Istanbul, detaining the primary ...
The Guardian - 21h

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