US EditionIstanbul Mayor Faces 2,430 Years in Prison on 142 Charges
Ekrem Imamoglu faces 142 charges, including corruption and espionage, accused of leading a criminal network causing $3.8 billion in state losses, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek announced an indictment naming 402 suspects including jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, accusing them of forming a criminal organisation and bribery, fraud and bid-rigging; prosecutors seek more than 2,000 years for Imamoglu, responsible for 142 alleged offences.
- Critics say the cases reflect a broader crackdown after the Republican People's Party's strong performance in last year's local elections, with several party-run municipalities facing arrests throughout the year.
- Prosecutors cite Financial Crimes Investigation Board findings and the more than 3,900-page indictment alleging Ekrem Imamoglu led a network causing 160 billion lira in state losses.
- Imamoglu has been held in pre-trial detention since his arrest and remains jailed pending trial, triggering the largest protests in Turkey in over a decade and a 3.1% drop in Istanbul's benchmark stock index with more than $50 billion spent from central bank reserves.
- Prosecutors have filed papers with Turkey's top appeals court against the Republican People's Party , while 16 jailed CHP mayors and Imamoglu's diploma annulment could block his candidacy in the next presidential election.
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The indictment has been completed in the "corruption" investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The 3,900-page indictment seeks a prison sentence of 828 to 2,430 years for Ekrem İmamoğlu, the alleged "founder and leader of the organization," for 143 counts.
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Independent EspañolOther ongoing legal cases include allegations of insulting members of the Supreme Electoral Council, threats and insults directed at prosecutor Gurlek, and allegations of forgery of diplomas and documents.
Istanbul's chief prosecutor filed 142 charges against the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, related to corruption.
Turkish prosecutor demands top court shutter Erdoğan's main opposition party
The prosecutor also pressed the court to sentence Erdoğan's rival, Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the jailed leader of the Republican People's Party, to over 2,000 years in prison, for allegedly leading a vast corruption network that cost the state billions of lira
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