25.11.2025 11:30
The Istanbul 40th Heavy Penal Court accepted the indictment against Ekrem İmamoğlu, which demands up to 2,352 years in prison. Lawyer Hüseyin Ersöz, who announced the development, stated, "The court accepted the indictment today, but the order for proceedings has not yet been issued. Decisions regarding the trial date and the review of detention will be made in the coming days."
A new development has occurred in the investigation launched against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on corruption charges.
The indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has been accepted by the Istanbul 40th Heavy Penal Court.
"THE TRIAL DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING DAYS"
Lawyer Hüseyin Ersöz, who announced the development, stated in a post on X, "The indictment prepared in the investigation known to the public as the 'IMM Case' was submitted to the Istanbul 40th Heavy Penal Court. The court accepted the indictment today, but the preliminary ruling has not yet been issued. Decisions regarding the trial date and the review of detention will be made in the coming days."
THE INDICTMENT INCLUDES 407 SUSPECTS
The indictment, consisting of 3,900 pages, includes 407 names as suspects. Among the suspects facing public prosecution, 99 are members of the organization, 1 is the founder and leader of the organization, suspect Ekrem İmamoğlu, and 6 are organization executives, suspects Fatih Keleş, Murat Ongun, Ertan Yıldız, Murat Gülibrahimoğlu, Adem Soytekin, and Hüseyin Gün. The remaining individuals are not members of the organization but are mentioned as connected persons in the indictment.
REQUEST FOR 2,352 YEARS IN PRISON FOR EKREM İMAMOĞLU
İmamoğlu is requested to be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 828 years and 2 months to 2,352 years.
The charges against İmamoğlu are as follows:
- Establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime
- Bribery (12 times)
- Money laundering (7 times)
- Fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations (7 times)
- Recording personal data (2 times)
- Seizing and disseminating personal data (2 times)
- Concealing evidence of a crime (2 times)
- Obstructing communication
- Damaging public property
- Receiving bribes (47 times)
- Publicly disseminating misleading information
- Extortion (9 times)
- Tampering with a tender (70 times)
- Deliberately polluting the environment
- Violating the Tax Procedure Law
- Violating the Forestry Law
- Violating the Mining Law
It is claimed that the public has suffered a loss of 160 billion lira over a 10-year period. It is stated that the loans taken for the metro and İSKİ projects were used for purposes other than intended.