26.02.2025 15:13
Journalist Nedim Şener claimed that local journalist Telat Çabuk first brought up İBB President İmamoğlu's diploma in 2016 and passed away just one day after a lawsuit was filed. İmamoğlu's lawyer responded to this explosive allegation with documents.
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The claims of 'suspicion' regarding Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's diploma were first brought to the agenda by journalist Telat Çabuk in the local press, and it was alleged that he was threatened by father Hasan İmamoğlu following his news about Beylikdüzü Municipality.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT JOURNALIST? Journalist Nedim Şener claimed that İmamoğlu's diploma was first brought to the agenda in 2016 by local journalist Telat Çabuk, who passed away a day after a lawsuit was filed. In his evaluation on the matter, Şener stated, "I am not saying for nothing that 'Ekrem İmamoğlu, who knows a lot, should have held a press conference.' He called and threatened Telat Çabuk, who wrote news about irregular horizontal transitions in Beylikdüzü in 2016. A complaint was made about this, and a lawsuit was filed. Coincidentally, Telat Çabuk passed away the next day," he said.
STATEMENT FROM İMAMOĞLU'S LAWYER Following this bombshell claim that has drawn attention, the first statement came from İmamoğlu's side. İmamoğlu's lawyer Kemal Polat responded to the claim with documents, stating that the complaint petition was dated April 8, 2016, and that the death due to a heart attack occurred on August 15, 2016. Polat added that the case against İmamoğlu's father was not dropped due to death and concluded with an acquittal.
The statement from lawyer Kemal Polat is as follows: "The manipulative news that Mr. Hasan İmamoğlu threatened the late journalist Telat Çabuk due to his news about irregular horizontal transitions and that the late journalist passed away a day after the lawsuit was filed has no relation to reality. In fact, this issue is not mentioned in the complaint petition, and the date of the complaint petition is 08.04.2016, while the date of the late journalist's death from a heart attack is 15.08.2016. The case was not dropped due to death; it resulted in an acquittal with the reasoned decision dated 25.09.2018. Legal rights will be exercised against manipulations made with false claims."
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