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Turkish Prosecutors File 142-Count Indictment, Seek Thousands of Years for İmamoğlu

The filing advances a case against President Erdogan’s chief rival toward trial.

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.