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Jailed İStanbul Mayor İMamoğlu Sentenced to 2 Years in Insult Case - Turkish Minute

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to more than two years in prison for allegedly insulting the former Justice and Development Party (AKP) mayor of İstanbul’s Tuzla district and imposed a potential political ban, the Anka news agency reported. The prison sentence and the restrictions under Article 53 of the […]

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Imamoglu is considered the biggest political opponent of the Turkish president. In March 2025 the mayor of Istanbul was arrested. Now there is a controversial verdict.

·Munich, Germany
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Istanbul's ousted mayor is considered a major rival of the Turkish president – and a victim of a pro-government judiciary. The new verdict against Ekrem İmamoğlu could spell the end of his political career.

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Ekrem Imamoglu is already receiving his sentence from a high-security prison. The ousted mayor of Istanbul faces several years in prison. This is intended to prevent the prominent Imamoglu from posing a further threat to long-time President Erdogan.

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Here you will find information on the topic "Turkish Justice". Read now "Erdogan-Rivale Imamoglu sentenced to two years in prison".

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For many he is considered the greatest rival of the Turkish president - and victim of a government-wide judiciary. Does the next verdict against Istanbul's deposed mayors make it politically impossible for him?

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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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