The first hearing of the case against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, accused of "political espionage," is set to take place today in Silivri, where he, along with campaign director Necati Özkan and journalist Merdan Yanardağ, faces potential prison sentences of 15 to 20 years based on an indictment heavily reliant on digital materials from businessman Mehmet Gün, who claimed to have contact with foreign intelligence officials and alleged that sensitive data from the municipality was shared with external intelligence services. #TurkeyNews #PoliticalScandal #Espionage #TR #US #GB #IL
