Research on a university degree began against the mayor of his opposition Constantinople Imamoglouwhich is already targeted by five other judicial investigations, the official Anadolu agency reported today.

Imamoglou, who submitted his candidacy on Friday to represent the Republican People’s Party (CHP, Social Democratic Party), the opposition party, in the next presidential election, will be presented in a hearing on February 26th. For ‘falsification of an official document’, the Anadolu.

The stakes are high, because the Turkish Constitution stipulates that every candidate for president must have a degree in higher education.

The President himself Recep Tayyip Erdogan He has long been accused by his opponents of falsifying his degree, which he himself refuses.

Responding to the accusations of a journalist, the Municipality of Constantinople published a photocopy of a diploma in Business Administration in September 2024 by the University of Constantinople.

The opposition mayor, who was re -elected in Turkey’s largest city, is the subject of five other judicial investigations, two of which began in January.

Frequently targeted by President Erdogan, who also served as mayor of Istanbul, Imamoglou was sentenced to two years in prison and seven months in prison for a ban on political activities for “insulting” members of the Turkish Committee. appeals.

President Erdogan’s fierce opponent, Imamoglou denounced his “harassment” by the judicial system in late January, as he left a Court of Constantinople where they were investigated as part of an investigation after a criticism of the city prosecutor.