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Turkey arrests dozens including opposition party

Rachel Muller-Heyndyk & BBC Turkish
Reuters Protestors waving flags in of jailed mayor Imamoglu, who was arrested in May. Reuters
The arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has triggered unrest in the region.

Turkish authorities have ordered the arrests of dozens of people facing corruption allegations, including opposition party , in Istanbul and the city of Adana.

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention orders for 47 people and detained 30. Others detained included local municipal mayors and Istanbul officials.

The operation is the fifth wave of arrests against the government's political opponents, starting with the jailing of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, regarded as President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival in March.

Turkey's government has rejected claims of political interference, insisting the judiciary is independent.

Imamoglu sent a letter from prison to an opposition rally on Saturday, saying: "It is time to say "enough is enough" to this unjust and unlawful order."

"Now you are taking our district mayors with fictitious excuses. What will you do? Where will you stop? Are you going to throw 16 million Istanbulites in jail one by one":[]}