Shafaq News/ Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is undersuspension, following a court ruling for his detention, amid ongoinginvestigations into corruption allegations, the Turkish Ministry of Interiorannounced on Sunday.
In an official statement, the ministry revealed thatİmamoğlu faces multiple charges, including the illegal recording of personaldata, bribery, manipulation of public tenders, and the creation of anorganization to commit crimes.
Earlier, İmamoğlu, who has long been a prominent oppositionfigure, called for nationwide protests against his detention, which hedescribed as part of a trial connected to corruption investigations.
Through a post on the X, he condemned the legal proceedingsas "an outright execution outside the legal framework," and declaredthat it amounted to a "betrayal of Turkiye."
Since his arrest on Wednesday, tens of thousands of Turkishcitizens have taken to the streets in protest.
İmamoğlu, a key political rival of President Recep TayyipErdoğan in the 2028 presidential elections, has been gaining traction in publicopinion polls, at times leading Erdoğan in some surveys.
The mayor appeared in a Turkish court on Saturday, markinghis first public appearance since his arrest earlier in the week, facingcharges of corruption and terrorism-related offenses.
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