37 people were detained in Turkey for "provocative" posts in support of Imamoglu.
Turkish authorities have detained 37 people for "provocative" posts on social media related to the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, seeking to quell mass protests against his detention, the Reuters news agency reports.
Imamoglu was detained on Wednesday, March 19, on charges of corruption.
The Turkish Interior Ministry has discovered more than 260 accounts, including 62 abroad, that posted "provocative posts inciting crime and hatred." According to the agency, within 24 hours of Imamoglu's detention on the social network X (ex.Twitter) posted 18.6 million messages about him.
In addition, the Turkish authorities have imposed a ban on demonstrations, closed some roads and restricted access to social media. A construction company in which Imamoglu is a co-owner was also seized.
"People will give their answer again <...> As you saw yesterday, everyone took to the streets. Everyone is in the squares. The people in the squares and the ballot boxes will be the result of this. I say: the righteous will win," said Yusuf Demirci, one of the supporters of Istanbul Mayor.
Law enforcement agencies issued a warrant for Imamoglu's detention on March 19. According to the Sabah newspaper, about 100 arrest warrants were issued in total. The media notes that an anti-corruption operation has been launched against the Istanbul City Hall. It concerns the holding of city tenders, as well as clarifying the details of the interaction of opposition officials with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.
On March 19, opposition leader and head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel called on Turkish citizens to protest in support of Imamoglu on March 23. Due to the situation in the country, the authorities have banned mass political actions in Istanbul.
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