Prosecutors accused Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, of leading a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically motivated.

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 charges that could amount to up to 2,352 in prison, court documents showed. The nearly 4,000-page indictment…

ISTANBUL - A Turkish prosecutor demanded on Tuesday a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for Ekrem Imamoglu, the jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul, for allegedly leading a vast corruption network that cost the state billions of lira. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ekrem Imamoglu is facing almost 150 charges that could collectively land him with a 2,353-year jail sentence. The mayor of Turkey's largest city is an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ekrem Imamoglu is facing almost 150 charges that could collectively land him with a 2,353-year jail sentence. The mayor of Turkey's largest city is an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor has filed an indictment against the city's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.