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Turkish police raided the home of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, detaining him over a corruption probe, which the main opposition CHP party denounced as a “coup”. The move came days before he was to be named the party’s candidate for the 2028 presidential election. Imamoglu’s detention, related to bribery and extortion charges, was also connected to a separate probe for allegedly aiding the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), leading to social media restrictions and a ban on protests until March 23.
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