Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as part of corruption and terror investigations, according to state broadcaster TRT, citing the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office.

Following the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish authorities have restricted access to major social media platforms.

The detention of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has sparked criticism from the opposition and human rights organizations. Emma Sinclair-Webb from Human Rights Watch described it as a "blatant abuse of the justice system.