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The trial begins against the mayor of Istanbul and opponent of Erdogan, for whom 2,300 years in prison are being sought.

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Turkish citizens demanding the release of opposition leader and mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu.Dilara Senkaya / Reuters

The trial of Istanbul's imprisoned mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, began this Monday. Accused of corruption, he faces up to 2,352 years in prison. Imamoglu, a social democrat and opposition leader to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was elected mayor of the capital in 2019.