Turkey Detains President’s Main Election Rival, Sparking Protests
Istanbul: Turkish police detained Istanbul’s powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and terrorism allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated “coup”. Imamoglu of the main opposition CHP is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival and his detention came just days before the party was expected to name him…
