ANKARA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish court ordered the formal arrest of a film producer after he made a controversial movie about President Erdogan, reported Hurriyet daily Wednesday.
The film producer Ali Avci was detained by police on suspicion of links to the group blamed by Ankara for the failed coup in July 2016 that tried to overthrow Erdogan.
Avci was subsequently formally arrested over "managing an armed terror organisation" by an Istanbul court, Hurriyet daily reported.
The trailer for Avci's new film "Uyanis" (Awakening) caused controversy even before it hit cinemas, just days before the first anniversary of the coup attempt, it said.
Avci was also a producer of the film "Reis" (the Chief), a biopic about Erdogan's early political life, which hit screens ahead of a key April referendum that boosted Erdogan's powers.
