Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival
Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held | 2d 11:00 AM ET ago |
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Turkish president’s main rival is arrested. The lira is crashing.
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