Imamoglu's lawyer arrested

Istanbul's jailed mayor said in a social media post on Friday that his lawyer had been detained and demanded his immediate release.

"My lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan was detained on fictitious grounds," Imamoglu said in a post on X published via his legal team. "As if the coup against democracy was not enough, they cannot tolerate the victims defending themselves," he wrote, adding: "Release my lawyer immediately", he added.

Istanbul Republican People's Party MP Turan Taşkın Özer also addressed the arrest of Imamoğlu's lawyer: "Another fabricated accusation and another illegal detention. No matter what you do, you will not be able to hide the truth. The people are strong," Özer wrote on his X page.