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New Restrictions Have Been Added to Those Already Imposed on İMamoğlu and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Detainees: A Tea Ban Has Also Been Introduced in Silivri.

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Ekrem İmamoğlu, whose rights to defend himself in court are being restricted from his social media accounts to the book he will write and the football match he will watch in his cell, has now been banned from drinking tea in detention "for security reasons".

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Ekrem İmamoğlu, whose rights to defend himself in court are being restricted from his social media accounts to the book he will write and the football match he will watch in his cell, has now been banned from drinking tea in detention "for security reasons".

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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During the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trials in Silivri, which lasted up to 15 hours, the detainees were not offered tea. While the families' offer to cover the expenses was rejected, the prosecutor's office stated that there was no legal basis for providing tea.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office responded to allegations that İmamoğlu and other detained defendants were "banned from drinking tea." The prosecutor's office stated that no tea or coffee was served to any of the detainees before the hearing, and that there were no restrictions on drinking tea in the prison cells.

The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office denied allegations that a "tea ban" was imposed on the detained defendants in the "Imamoğlu organized crime group" case during breaks between hearings. The statement emphasized that no tea or coffee was ever served to any detainee before or during hearings, and that this practice has no legal basis.

The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that news reports and social media posts claiming that tea was banned for detainees in the İmamoğlu organized crime case were untrue. The Prosecutor's Office emphasized that, in accordance with regulations, detainees attending the hearing were only provided with packed lunches, and that no tea or coffee service was provided to any detainee before or during the hearing. Furthermore, the offi…

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued a written statement regarding allegations that Ekrem İmamoğlu and other defendants, who are being held in custody in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial in Silivri, were not allowed to drink tea during breaks in the proceedings.

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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