Overview
- Prosecutors named 402 suspects in a dossier that lists offenses including running a criminal organization, bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, extortion and tender rigging.
- Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek said the investigation estimates about 160 billion lira in public losses over a decade, citing MASAK findings along with expert, digital and video evidence.
- The filing formalizes the case against Imamoglu, who has been jailed and suspended from office since March; a trial date will be set if the court accepts the indictment.
- Separate cases remain active, including espionage allegations that he transferred residents’ personal data to seek foreign campaign funding, as well as prior convictions for insulting officials that he is appealing.
- The prosecutor’s office informed the Court of Cassation about alleged CHP irregularities, prompting closure concerns from observers, while officials deny seeking to shut the party and the CHP calls the charges political.