Part 3/10:
Legal Challenges Against İmamoğlu
By 2022, İmamoğlu faced a prison sentence of over two years for allegedly insulting election officials — a conviction widely seen as a method for Erdoğan to eliminate a formidable rival without confronting him directly at the ballot box. This strategy seemed to pay dividends as, prior to the 2023 presidential elections, the CHP opted for a different candidate in the face of looming legal repercussions against İmamoğlu.