Istanbul Criminal Court has ordered arrest as a preventive measure for Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and he will soon be taken to prison.
As the "A Haber" television channel notes, the court has thus accepted the prosecutor's request to detain the mayor while the cases against him are being heard.
Imamoglu is facing charges in two cases. One is for corruption in the city hall, the other is for aiding terrorism.
It is noted that he was arrested in connection with a corruption case.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor's proposal lists charges for “supporting an armed terrorist organization“, “creating a criminal organization“, “falsifying the results of an auction“ and “bribery“.