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A Turkish court has handed down heavy prison sentences, ranging from 5 to 23 years, to five opposition mayors on corruption charges. Critics have described these cases as politically motivated.
An İstanbul court has arrested retired admiral Türker Ertürk and jailed him pending trial, following the resurfacing of a 2023 video where he commented on a potential government change.
An Istanbul court has ordered the arrest of Üsküdar District Mayor Sinem Dedetaş and three other suspects as part of an ongoing corruption investigation.
An Istanbul court ordered the arrest of 35 suspects, including Adalar Mayor Ali Ercan Akpolat, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption.
An Istanbul court has conditionally released 15 individuals involved in a major corruption case associated with Mayor Imamoglu, though the accusations against them remain valid, keeping the mayor under political pressure.
Istanbul court jailed nine people for spreading PKK propaganda during Nevruz celebrations.
An Istanbul court delivered its verdict on August 24 in the trial of seven opposition mayors and municipal officials, acquitting businessman Aziz İhsan Aktaş of charges related to an alleged criminal organization.
An Istanbul court has resumed the trial of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu after a 40-day recess.
Nasuh Mahruki, founder of the Turkish search-and-rescue group AKUT, was arrested and jailed by an İstanbul court over a social media post questioning the official account of the 2016 coup attempt.
An Istanbul court has begun hearing a case against 43 suspects, including education officials and private school owners, accused of accepting bribes to issue fraudulent diplomas.
An Istanbul court has ordered the conditional release of fifteen defendants involved in the trial of the city's mayor, including several municipal employees and three businessmen, one of whom admitted to some charges.
Businessman Aziz Ihsan Aktaş testified in an Istanbul court, alleging a system of pressure and payments within the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) designed by Mayor Imamoğlu's administration.
A man in Wales was jailed for keeping his mother's body in a freezer for nearly three years while collecting her benefits. Separately, a Delhi man was arrested for killing his wife, and an Afghan man was charged with the murder of a British aid worker whose body was found in a suitcase.
An İstanbul court handed down a suspended five-month sentence to stand-up comedian Tuba Ulu for a sexually explicit joke she made about Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
An İstanbul court rejected requests for the release of jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and three co-defendants in a 'political espionage' trial, where they face up to 20 years in prison.
According to a Ministry of Justice report, courts and prosecution offices in Istanbul concluded 954,074 cases throughout the year 2025.