Turkey’s streets overflow with RAGE after Erdogan's rival detained

Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was detained after a raid on his home earlier this week sparking the largest wave of protests in Turkey in over a decade.

Violent protests swept across Turkey after the arrest of Istanbul's mayor on allegations of corruption.

Ekrem Imamoglu, 53, the main rival to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 71, was formally held and quizzed over alleged links to terror organisations. Imamoglu - who is the frontrunner to lead the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) - denied the claims and said they are politically motivated.

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