ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. The detention of Ekrem Imamoglu was a dramatic escalation in an ongoing crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices in Turkey.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said prosecutors issued warrants for Imamoglu and some 100 other people. Among those detained was Imamoglu’s close aide, Murat Ongun and two district mayors.
Authorities also closed several roads around Istanbul and banned demonstrations in the city for four days in an apparent effort to prevent
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