Will arrest of Istanbul mayor backfire for Erdogan? • FRANCE 24 English

Turkish police have detained more than 1,100 people, including journalists, since the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a minister said on Monday. The arrest last week was widely seen as an attempt by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take out a major political arrival, but after it sparked country's worst unrest in years, has the move backfired?
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