İstanbul mayor İmamoğlu opens four-day defense in corruption trial

Jailed İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu began his defense on Wednesday in the municipal corruption trial where prosecutors are seeking sentences of up to 2,352 years, with testimony expected to run four days. İmamoğlu, in custody since March 2025, denies the charges and calls the case political. Sixty-three co-defendants have been released from pretrial detention since the trial opened in March 2026.

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