Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu expressed support for detained Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık. He voiced concerns about Çalık's health and prison conditions.

Imamoğlu stated, "Those who inflict this suffering on mothers in front of hospitals will not be forgiven by God or the people," in a strong response to Çalık's treatment.

Imamoğlu criticized the handcuffing of Çalık during his hospital visits and questioned, "What kind of cruelty is this, what kind of inhumanity?"

He expressed concerns about the functioning of the justice system in Turkey, stating, "You are not only doing this to us, but to the common conscience, morality, and future of this country."

Imamoğlu called for the public to be sensitive to these issues through his social media posts, emphasizing the need for justice to be served.