Istanbul court formally places mayor under arrest on graft charges

March 23, 2025 11:20 a.m

ISTANBUL: An Istanbul court on Sunday formally placed the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, under arrest in a graft probe, four days after his detention sparked Turkey's worst unrest in over a decade, one of his lawyers told AFP.

The mayor is one of 100 people being investigated on corruption charges, and is also being probed in a second case on "terror-related" allegations, with the court due to rule on that in the coming hours.—AFP

LAST UPDATE: March 23, 2025 11:20 AM

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