The Istanbul Prosecutor's Office is investigating protesters who called for a shopping boycott, accusing them of 'hate and discrimination' and 'inciting the public to hatred and hostility'.

The crackdown against boycott calls is expanding with blocking of social media accounts and removal of actors from TV productions.

Turkey’s main opposition party has called for a one-day shopping boycott in response to the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a move the Erdogan regime calls “economic sabotage.”

"It is never acceptable for people involved in the projects of TRT, which represents our nation, to be a part of a political campaign, which is clearly initiated by a political party, targets the economy of our country and polarizes the nation,

Unlike X, which has suspended social media accounts at the request of the Turkish government, Meta says it has faced heavy fines in Turkey for refusing to do so.

It comes after DBL Entertainment promoter Abdulkadir Ozkan called protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‘treason’

İstanbul prosecutors have issued detention orders for 16 individuals in connection with a nationwide boycott campaign led by the opposition. So far, 11 people, including actor Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, have been taken into custody.