Erdogan’s rival targeted. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the opposition Republican People’s Party, was detained on Wednesday, just days before his party was expected to select him as its presidential candidate. His arrest was reportedly part of a corruption and terror investigation that resulted in dozens of other arrests. On Monday, his former university invalidated […]
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Daily Memo: Istanbul Mayor Arrested, Trump and Putin Speak
The Turkish official was days away from likely being named a presidential candidate.
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