A ruling has been reached in the lawsuit against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu for insulting the former Ordu ruler Seddar Yavuz.

İmamoğlu was sentenced to a fine of 7,000 and 80 Turkish liras for insulting a government official.

The deputies of the CHP Chairman Muharrem Erkek, Seyit Torun, CHP Vice President Mustafa Adıgüzel, as well as the parties ’attorneys, attended the hearing at the Ordu Criminal Court of First Instance.

His lawyer, Resul Yılmaz, demanded that the accused be punished in line with the Prosecutor’s opinion at the previous session.

The court also sentenced Ekrem İmamoğlu to a judicial fine of 7 thousand and 80 Turkish liras for “insulting a public official in his absence due to his duty.”

The accident occurred on June 5, 2019, during İmamoğlu’s trip to the Black Sea.

In the discussion in the VIP lounge of Ordu Gerson Airport, Imamoglu allegedly insulted the then ruler, Seddar Yavuz.

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Istanbul mayor Ekram Imamoglu has posted a video clip of unfamiliar scenes of life in Turkey’s busiest city, as the roads looked almost empty.

This came in a tweet posted by Imamoglu on his Twitter page, to indicate the population’s interaction with government measures to combat the new Coronavirus.

The scenes return to the two regions of Eminönü and Sultanahmet, which are known to be very crowded during normal days, due to the large number of monuments in these areas.

As of Friday morning, Coronavirus has afflicted nearly 530,000 people worldwide, more than 24,000 of whom had died, while more than 124,000 had recovered.

The spread of the virus forced many countries to close their borders, suspend flights, impose a curfew, disrupt the study, cancel several events, prevent public gatherings, and close mosques and churches.

On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a televised address to the people on steps and measures taken in various fields to combat the new Corona virus in Turkey.

President Erdogan emphasized that Turkey is at the forefront of countries that have taken early preventive measures against the (Covid-19) Coronavirus, saying: “We are prepared for all scenarios in this regard.”

He added: “We are moving in a management concept that is based on the priority of the human being. For this reason, the lives of all citizens for us are equally precious, therefore we say ‘stay at home’. And keep the social distance. That is, keep each other at a distance that does not allow transmission.” We say you keep clean, especially washing hands and sterilizing them. “

On Thursday evening, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that 16 people have died from the Coronavirus, bringing the total deaths in the country to 75 cases.

“5 thousand and 35 tests were performed yesterday, and today we conducted 7 thousand and 286 tests that showed 1,196 people were infected with the virus,” Koca said in a Twitter post.

He explained that 16 patients lost their lives, bringing the total deaths to 75, and injuries to 3 thousand and 629. In his tweet, he called on citizens to adhere to preventive measures.

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The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, announced that public transportation has become free for pharmacists and workers in the pharmaceutical sector, In light of the procedures and measures taken to provide all necessaries for healthcare workers working to defeat the Coronavirus.

Imamoglu said in his tweet on Twitter, “In the context of providing free transportation for health care workers, starting from Wednesday, pharmacists and workers in this field will be able to benefit from free public transportation, as long as they have an identification card from the pharmacists room”

Turkey is working to take all possible measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus by supporting the health and services sector and other preventive measures that are fully in the interest of the entire Turkish people.

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Istanbul mayor Ekram Imamoglu announced new decisions taken by Istanbul municipality to reduce the spread of the Coruna virus.

“We will suspend the 24-hour transportation service that we do on Fridays and Saturdays,” Imamoglu said in a press release.

Imamoglu added, “We will work to reduce all public transport services except for peak hours.” He pointed out that the municipality will continue to take very strict preventive measures in harmony with the Turkish covenment.

He indicated that they will install 100 disinfectant stations at various points in Istanbul to disinfect more than 25,000 cars, including taxis and minibuses.

He called on elderly people over the age of 60 to stay away from public places, especially public transportation.

Imamoglu said that they are grateful to the health workers and will take serious steps to facilitate their lives, adding that 35 municipal ambulances have been specially equipped against the Coronavirus in this process.

Imamoglu expressed his belief that the difficult times will pass, indicating that they will start posting some cultural and artistic activities on social media.

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The mayor of Istanbul, Ekram İmamoglu, has announced the decision to allocate markets that are built in the neighborhoods (the bazaar), to sell food only, in light of the precautionary measures taken to combat the Coronavirus.

In his statement, İmamoglu said that after meeting with the mayors of Istanbul, the Istanbul municipality took a number of precautions in the neighborhood markets (the bazaar) to meet 80 percent of the citizens ’needs..

He explained that they discussed the issue of clearing the entrances to the markets and generalizing the vendors by wearing gloves and masks, as part of the Precautionary measures.

İmamoglu indicated that Istanbul Municipality canceled many meetings, including committee meetings, and it was agreed to hold the meetings in the form of teleconferences.

He reported that they had taken additional measures to prevent future product shortages.

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The mayor of Greater Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has announced the suspension of all mass activities and events in Istanbul until the end of March.

This came in the statements of İmamoğlu, in which he said that the activities and visits in the concert hall of Jamal Rashid Rai, theatrical performances in the city, and the tours of museums organized by the “Izmik” cultural center and the municipality of Istanbul were suspended until the end of the month as a precaution against the Corona virus.

İmamoğlu noted that after conducting the assessments in early April, the possibility of continuing activities will be determined or not.

Source: AA

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