İMamoğlu Accuses Erdoğan’s Party of $85 Billion Zoning Giveaway in Trial Defense - Turkish Minute
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The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that an investigation has been launched against the detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The reason given is "public insult to public officials in the performance of their duties."
Breaking news - The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against Ekrem İmamoğlu on its own initiative for the crime of "publicly insulting public officials in the performance of their duties" due to the harsh statements he made targeting judicial officials in his defense during the trial held at the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court. İmamoğlu...
The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against Ekrem İmamoğlu on charges of "publicly insulting public officials in the performance of their duties" due to statements he made during a court hearing.
İmamoğlu accuses Erdoğan’s party of $85 billion zoning giveaway in trial defense - Turkish Minute
Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Friday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party of allowing developers to reap $85 billion in profit by building on public land and granting permission for more construction on private plots, using his corruption trial defense to challenge the administration he replaced. İmamoğlu, Erdoğan’s main political rival, presented the […]
Presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu stated that the additional value generated in 130 projects as a result of zoning plan changes made during the AKP era between 2009 and 2019 amounted to 85 billion dollars at the exchange rate of the time. İmamoğlu said, "They called it the tentacles of an octopus, I didn't say it. We were robbed of 85 billion dollars, my people."
On the 100th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, Ekrem İmamoğlu continues his defense. İmamoğlu brought up two land transactions from the AKP era, alleging a public loss of $11.5 million and a sale to KİPTAŞ for $27 million more than the actual price. He pointed to a sales process that took place in just four days.
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