Istanbul mayor, Turkish president’s main rival, arrested in what opposition calls a ‘coup’

As the morning progressed, there were reports of more than a hundred arrests of Imamoglu allies and CHP elected representatives at the same time. The Demirören news agency (DHA) reported that detention orders had been issued against his inner circle, including his press adviser Murat Ongun; the mayor of Sisli, Resul Emrah Sahan; the municipality’s deputy secretary general, Mahir Polat; and the mayor of Beylikdüzü, Mehmet Murat Calik