Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu called for the release of mothers. He criticized the reasons behind the arrests and used striking phrases on his social media account.

Imamoğlu stated, 'You are oppressing people just because they worked with me,' emphasizing that the arrests are unjust. He pointed out that depriving children of their mothers is unacceptable.

Imamoğlu expressed that mothers' rights to be with their children are being taken away, creating a significant injustice in society. He urged, 'Release the mothers, do not take the children's rights away any further.'

These statements reached a wide audience through İmamoğlu's social media posts. He stated that those who perpetrate this oppression will not be able to account for it in either world.