"According to article 127 of the Turkish Constitution, paragraph 47 of the Law on Municipalities No. 5393, Imamoglu was suspended from his duties as a temporary measure," the statement said.

Earlier on Sunday, the Sözcü TV channel reported that the court had ordered the arrest of Imamoglu. Several senior officials of the city hall were taken into custody with him, in total, more than 90 people are being tried.

Istanbul's main prosecutor's Office, in turn, intends to appeal the court's decision, which rejected the request to arrest the mayor as part of the investigation into the second terrorism case, Sabah newspaper writes. The final decision can be made only by the Constitutional Court of Turkey.

Imamoglu was detained on March 19 in the case of an organization engaged in corruption, bribery, bribery and assistance to terrorist activities. The politician testified for five hours at the Palace of Justice and, according to media reports, denied accusations of links with terrorists and criticized the method of his detention. ria.ru.