Interior Ministry decision: removal from office as an interim measure
Interior Ministry · Mar 23, 2025
Interimadministrative remedies possibleIn effect
Decision summary
The ministry removed İmamoğlu from office as an interim measure under Constitution article 127 and Municipal Law article 47.
Outcome: İmamoğlu's ability to perform the Istanbul mayoralty was suspended by interim measure.
Legal effect: The decision kept an elected mayor out of office before the criminal case concluded.