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The Verdict in the 'Tuzla Case' in Which Ekrem İMamoğlu Was on Trial: He Was Sentenced to 2 Years and 1 Month in Prison in a Case in Which He Was Acquitted Twice!

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The second hearing in the defamation case against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, filed by former AKP mayor of Tuzla, Şadi Yazıcı, took place today in Silivri. Imamoğlu had been acquitted twice, but the appeals court overturned the acquittal, leading to a retrial. In his defense, İmamoğlu stated, "It is a scandal that this court is even established here; this opinion is baseless. You are in the position of judge on behal…

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Breaking news - Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was retried on charges of insulting former Tuzla Mayor Şadi Yazıcı, has been sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison for the crime of "publicly insulting a public official." The sentence was handed down by the Anadolu 16th Criminal Court of First Instance at the Marmara Closed Penitentiary Institution...

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Detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison in a case where he was tried for his remarks against former Tuzla Mayor Şadi Yazıcı. Imamoğlu was also given a 'political ban' under Article 53 of the Turkish Penal Code. The court's verdict was not overturned on appeal.

·Türkiye
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The second hearing in the defamation case against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, filed by former AKP mayor of Tuzla, Şadi Yazıcı, took place today in Silivri. Imamoğlu had been acquitted twice, but the appeals court overturned the acquittal, leading to a retrial. In his defense, İmamoğlu stated, "It is a scandal that this court is even established here; this opinion is baseless. You are in the position of judge on behal…

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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A verdict has been reached in the case against Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was on trial for his remarks targeting former Tuzla Mayor Şadi Yazıcı. The court sentenced İmamoğlu to 2 years and 1 month in prison and also imposed a ban on him from holding public office under Article 53 of the Turkish Penal Code.

·Türkiye
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Ekrem İmamoğlu was sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison in a defamation case against the former mayor of Tuzla. In addition to the prison sentence, İmamoğlu was also given a political ban.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appeared before a judge in Silivri in the case in which he is being tried for his remarks against former Tuzla Mayor Şadi Yazıcı. In the case, where he had previously been acquitted twice, a sentence of 2 years and 1 month imprisonment was requested for İmamoğlu. The Court of Appeals had overturned the previous acquittal on procedural grounds. In his defense, İmamoğlu stated, "It is a scand…

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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