Istanbul mayor whose arrest sparked outcry charged with 142 offences

November 11, 2025 2

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main political rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, faces charges including bribery and extortion

Turkish prosecutors have charged Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu with 142 offences that could carry a penalty of hundreds of years in prison if he is convicted, court documents show.

The nearly 4,000-page indictment charges the popular opposition figure, who was arrested on 19 March, with offences including running a criminal organisation, bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, extortion and tender rigging.

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