Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the leading political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on corruption charges — after being accused of both corruption and terrorism — marks yet another sign that Turkey is becoming the next Iran: A state where elections are tightly controlled, rigged in advance and reduced … Continue reading Arrest of Istanbul mayor highlights Erdogan’s manipulation of political landscape, mimicking Iranian model