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Imamoglu court orders, a major competitor to President Erdogan, is imprisoned pending the result of the trial on charges of corruption.

A Turkish court has been officially developed Istanbul mayor Ikrim Emamio According to the arrest awaiting a trial on charges of corruption, days after his detention, he caused mass protests across the country.

The court’s decision on Sunday to send IMamoglu to prison after the main opposition party, European leaders and tens of thousands of demonstrators to the procedures directed to it as politicization.

The court said that the Imamoglu and at least 20 others were imprisoned as part of the corruption. A separate judgment has not been issued regarding the terrorist investigation.

The mayor, a major opposition figure and a potential competitor to the president for a long time, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was held on Wednesday due to the alleged corruption and “terrorism”.

Imamoglu denied all the charges that describe them as part of a “distortion campaign”.

Heavy security was reported outside the court, where the mayor of Istanbul appeared on Sunday.

Sinem Koseoglu of the island, which provides reports from Istanbul, said many other people who were charged with charges were released while waiting for the trial.

Our correspondent said: “We are still waiting for the judge to judge the terrorist file. There are fewer people who are accused, so the process will be shorter than expected.”

Our correspondent also said that the security measures had been tightened in Istanbul since Saturday evening before the possible protests on Sunday.

“Despite the ban on the protest, which spanned March 26, the demonstrations were continuing, including in Istanbul, Ankara and about 50 other cities last night.”

The decision also comes at a time when members of the Turkish opposition People’s Party (CHP) and others go to the polling stations ̇Mamoğlu As a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections.

CHP called to non -party members to vote to enhance public resistance after IMamoglu was arrested.

CHP, which includes more than 1.5 million members, has created 5600 ballot boxes to vote in all 81 provinces of Türkiye. Opinion polls will be closed at 1400 GMT.

The upcoming presidential elections are scheduled to be held in 2028.