Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu will appear in court on Friday (April 11) on charges of insulting and threatening a public official, Reuters reports.
Imamoglu is accused of making threats against the prosecutor Akin Gurlek during a speech on January 20, 2025.
The hearing on Friday is expected to take place at the courthouse in Silivri prison, where he is currently being detained. This will be the first public appearance of Imamoglu after his detention, if he is allowed into the courtroom.
He previously appeared in court on January 31 to deny charges that he had attempted to influence the judiciary.
Imamoglu, a member of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was detained on March 19 and a court jailed him on March 23, pending trial, on corruption charges that he denies.
Imamoglu’s CHP party has called for a public gathering in front of the prison complex.
