Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan's main rival, days before presidential nomination

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan's main rival, days before presidential nomination

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, key rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated. In this photo: CHP Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candidate Ekrem İmamoglu cast his vote at Beylikduzu Haldun Taner Primary School at the ballot box numbered 1382. İmamoglu came to vote with his wife Dilek İmamoglu and his son Selim İmamoglu. Photo by Tolga Adanalı/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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