US Edition[Opinion] Suspended Mayor From Turkey’s Main Opposition Party Faces 15 Years on Terrorism Charges - Stockholm Center for Freedom
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Suspended mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party faces 15 years on terrorism charges - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Ahmet Özer, the suspended mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), made his third appearance in court on Monday in a terrorism case that could see him sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, in what critics say is part of a wider crackdown on opposition mayors. The third hearing at Istanbul’s 14th High Criminal Court took place than a year after Özer’s detention in an October 2024 police raid…
Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer appeared before a judge in Silivri as part of the "City Consensus" case, from which he was released on July 14. Following the hearing, Ahmet Özer's daughter made a statement.
The prosecutor's office has issued its opinion in the case against former CHP Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, who is being tried for "membership in a terrorist organization with a weapon." The prosecutor recommended a sentence of 7 years, 6 months to 15 years for Özer. Click for more.
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