Recent developments in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality are drawing attention. Ekrem İmamoğlu's lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan has been arrested in a corruption investigation.

Pehlivan was summoned to the courthouse to give a statement as part of the investigation against the IBB. However, he was referred to the court with a request for arrest by the prosecutor's office.

Mehmet Pehlivan has been arrested on charges of membership in a criminal organization. This situation reveals the scale of the corruption investigation involving the IBB.

A detention order was also issued for the lawyer of İmamoğlu's lawyer. These developments seem likely to further stir the political atmosphere in Istanbul.

These events in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality have caused a significant public reaction. We will continue to follow all related developments.