The social-democrat mayor Hasan Mutlu from Istanbul has been arrested for corruption, bringing the total number of arrested opposition mayors to 19.

Hasan Mutlu, the mayor of the Bayrampasa district in Istanbul, has been arrested on charges of corruption, including embezzlement and bribery, along with 47 other individuals. This is part of a wave of arrests that has affected 19 members of the national social-democratic opposition. These actions are perceived by the party as political maneuvers intended to erode the opposition against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.