Political free fall: Turkey faces protests, investor flight after opposition leader's arrest

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The move against Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor of Istanbul, appears to cap an aggressive months-long legal crackdown on opposition figures across the country which has been criticised as a politicised attempt to silence dissent.
Reuters
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The dark side of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule has been simmering in the background.
Irish Times
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Earlier in the day, the Turkish lira hit record lows against major currencies.
Hürriyet Daily News
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The move came after the drastic fluctuations in the foreign exchange market on Wednesday, which saw the Turkish lira plunging at one point by as much as 14.5 percent against the U.S. dollar, although later trading down around 7 percent.
XinhuaNet

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