Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called "a coup attempt against our next president."
Turkish police detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a likely presidential candidate
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