Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following mayor’s arrest

People gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday (Francisco Seco/AP)

Thirty-seven people have been detained by Turkish authorities for sharing “provocative” content on social media, the interior minister has said.

The authorities are pressing ahead with a crackdown on dissenting voices that escalated with the arrest on Wednesday of the mayor of Istanbul, a potential challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.