US EditionTurkish Prosecutors Add Charges of Forging Diploma Against Jailed Istanbul Mayor
- Turkish prosecutors charged Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with falsifying his university diploma, adding to existing corruption charges he denies.
- Imamoglu has been jailed since March 23 and is facing a new indictment seeking eight years and nine months in prison.
- On March 18, Istanbul University announced the annulment of Imamoglu's diploma.
- His party claims the allegations are politically motivated to protect President Tayyip Erdogan, which the government denies.
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Turkish prosecutors add charges of forging diploma against jailed Istanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors charged Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Friday with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, already jailed pending corruption charges he denies.
Turkish Prosecutors Add Charges of Forging Diploma Against Jailed Istanbul Mayor
Turkish prosecutors charged Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Friday with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, already jailed pending corruption charges he denies.
Ekrem Imamoglu, rival of Turkish president Erdogan, faces a new criminal charge
Turkish prosecutors has charged Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, already jailed pending corruption charges he denies.
The lawsuit filed against IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu over a “fake diploma” allegation reminded me of the case of former national wrestler Hamza Yerlikaya.
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