Istanbul mayor's arrest based on criminal reports, justice minister says

Istanbul mayor's arrest based on criminal reports, justice minister says

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's justice minister said on Thursday the decision to arrest Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was based on criminal reports and not linked to the timing of the opposition CHP party's selection of Imamoglu as its presidential candidate. Read full story

Turkish govt lambasts politicization of Imamoğlu's arrest

“It is a judicial matter,” Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç told reporters on Thursday in Istanbul as he spoke about the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem...

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was referred to the Criminal Court of Peace with a request for arrest in the ‘corruption and terror’ investigation conducted against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was arrested. The corruption, invalid diploma investigations and bribery investigations against İmamoğlu were initiated directly after complaints from CHP circles. Here is the behind the scenes of the process that l…

The opposition Republican People's Party in Turkey announced today (Thursday) the nomination of Istanbul Mayor Akram Imamoglu for the presidential elections in 2028, after primary elections held by the party to select its candidate, despite the fact that Oglu is in prison, faces 7 charges and is being investigated for his involvement in corruption cases. Turkish Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tung confirmed that Oglu's arrest was based on criminal r…

51 arrested out of 106 under investigations in ongoing Istanbul municipality probe: justice minister – Famagusta Gazette

Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said here Thursday that 51 people out of the 106 suspects involved in two ongoing investigations into the Istanbul municipality on charges of graft and terror ties have been arrested. Of the rest 55 suspects, 41 have been placed under judicial control, and 14 remain at large, Tunc said in a meeting with representatives of foreign media outlets. “We emphasize that the investigation is being carried out by inde…

He attempted to disassociate Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest from the timing of his selection as presidential candidate by the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) with statements on Thursday (27/3)...More...