The 100th hearing of the 'Imamoğlu criminal organization for profit' case has ended! Ekrem İmamoğlu's defense will continue tomorrow

At the hearing held by the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penal Institution, İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his post as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), claimed that there was no element of crime in the case file and that there was politics, the ballot box and the will of the nation in the file.

İmamoğlu said, "So why was all this done? Why was a municipality declared a criminal organization despite 1600 inspections of the state's own institutions? The answer to this question is not in this file, you cannot find it here. The reason for this file... We need to understand the reason." he said.

Stating that they have done successful work for the public good in Istanbul in a short time and with little resources, İmamoğlu noted that this was possible thanks to their honest and competent management.

İmamoğlu said, "I am accused of having established a so-called criminal organization with my companions, starting from Beylikdüzü in 2014. My political journey is an important story of service to the nation, a success story, starting from Beylikdüzü, and people are at the core of this story." he said.

In his defense, İmamoğlu stated what he did during his term as the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Presidency and claimed that the accusations in the actions did not reflect the truth.

Expressing that his son is studying at the university, Ekrem İmamoğlu said, "Without any legal basis, you impose a foreign travel ban on a man just because he is Ekrem İmamoğlu's son and do not lift it. You are preventing a young person who is interested in science from doing science-related studies." he said.

The hearing was postponed until tomorrow to continue taking İmamoğlu's defense.