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Prosecutors accuse the suspended İstanbul mayor of “aggravated forgery in a continuous manner.”

Lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan refused to testify, citing the lack of required permission from the Justice Ministry.

Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appeared in court today in the case where he is charged with “threatening,” “insulting a public official,” and “targeting a person involved in counterterrorism” for his criticism of Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek.

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is currently facing four criminal cases, one of which has resulted in conviction.

The trial of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is charged with “attempting to influence a judicial expert or witness” and “attempting to influence a fair trial,” was held at Marmara Prison in Silivri but has been postponed to a later, unspecified date.

İmamoğlu has stated that municipal workers held in prison are being systematically subjected to torture and ill-treatment.

Ekrem İmamoğlu was formally imprisoned on March 23, 2025, four days after being taken into custody. A total of 31 people were imprisoned alongside him. This operation marked one of the most critical turning points, where both the political and legal dimensions of the process were intensely debated.

CHP leader claims that covering security cameras and carrying jammers are routine protection measures, which the interior minister has denied.

The move comes after a CHP deputy explained how the now-suspended mayor gave instructions to other detainees through attorney communications.

Mayor İmamoğlu immediately reacted the detention on social media, describing it as a "judicial coup."

The party claimed that 15.5 million people participated in the presidential primary, a figure that, if accurate, would represent roughly one in four eligible voters in Turkey.

Quickly, it became clear that İmamoğlu's arrest had merely been the spark, with deep seated grievances bubbling under the surface.