Overview
- State broadcaster TRT reports prosecutors are demanding up to 2,352 years in prison for the jailed former Istanbul mayor.
- The indictment alleges founding and leading a criminal organization, bribery, money laundering, and related corruption offenses.
- CNN Türk reports the document spans roughly 3,900 pages and names 402 suspects, signaling a sweeping probe.
- İmamoğlu was arrested in March on terror and corruption allegations, removed from office, and has remained in pretrial detention.
- His party rejects the accusations as baseless and expects acquittal, while the government defends the judiciary as independent.