{"id":324644,"date":"2026-03-10T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/imamoglu-on-trial-over-2000-years-in-jail-for-istanbuls-mayor-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:00:44","slug":"imamoglu-on-trial-over-2000-years-in-jail-for-istanbuls-mayor-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/imamoglu-on-trial-over-2000-years-in-jail-for-istanbuls-mayor-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Imamoglu on trial: Over 2,000 years in jail for Istanbul&#8217;s mayor? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IlNfekX5ajw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Imamoglu on trial: Over 2,000 years in jail for Istanbul's mayor? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IlNfekX5ajw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One of Turkey&#8217;s most prominent opposition figures appeared in court on Monday (09.03.26) \u2013 in a high-profile trial that could drag on for years. Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul&#8217;s jailed mayor, and more than 400 others are facing charges of corruption and organized crime \u2013 accusations they deny. 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