Prosecutor's Office Announces Investigation into Claims of İmamoğlu's Meeting Ban

Istanbul's Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated an investigation into social media posts alleging that Ekrem İmamoğlu, a defendant in a case before the Istanbul 40th High Criminal Court (Case No. 2025/318), is banned from meeting with lawmakers.

The prosecutor's office issued a statement clarifying that "all inmates' visitation rights are fully utilized within the framework of legislation" in correctional facilities. It explicitly stated that the content of the social media posts "does not reflect the truth."

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All inmates' visitation rights are fully utilized within the framework of legislation and the content of the specified posts does not reflect the truth.

"It has been observed that posts claiming Ekrem İmamoğlu, one of the defendants in Case No. 2025/318 of the Istanbul 40th High Criminal Court, has been banned from meeting with lawmakers have been shared on some social media accounts," the statement read. The office emphasized that these claims are false and misleading.

Consequently, an investigation has been launched against the users of the social media accounts responsible for spreading this information, under Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code, which pertains to "publicly disseminating misleading information to the public." The announcement concluded with "Respectfully announced for the public's information."

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An investigation has been initiated against the users of the social media accounts that spread this information, under Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code.