US EditionTurkish court convicts Istanbul mayor of insulting an official
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, JUL 16 – Ekrem Imamoglu was sentenced to 20 months for insulting a prosecutor amid a broader crackdown on opposition figures, with over 500 people detained since October 2024, officials said.
- An Istanbul court sentenced Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to one year and eight months in prison for insulting the chief Istanbul prosecutor on July 16, 2025.
- Imamoglu has previously been convicted for criticizing election board officials, which could affect his future candidacy.
- The main opposition party, Republican People's Party , suspended two mayors' memberships amid corruption investigations and expelled a deputy mayor for taking bribes.
- Police have detained over 500 individuals during corruption investigations into municipalities run by the CHP since October 2024.
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The deposed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu has been convicted of insulting and threatening an official.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Sentenced to 1 Year and 8 Months in Prison
Ekrem Imamoglu sentenced to one year /credit Public Domain Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was sentenced Wednesday by a Turkish court to one year and eight months in prison over remarks he made against the head of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. The sentence does not include a political ban. This case predates the legal actions that led to İmamoğlu’s arrest on March 19 and is not directly connected to those more recent proceedin…
A prison court handed down a sentence of one year and seven months in prison against the one whose arrest last March had led to an unprecedented wave of demonstrations in Turkey.
The mayor of Istanbul has been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for insulting and threatening the city's prosecutor. A rival of Turkish President Erdogan has denied the charges.
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