Prison Sentence for Two Council Members in City Reconciliation Case

The trial process in the “Urban Consensus” case has been concluded. While the court decided to acquit the 8 defendants in the case, it found Sancaktepe Municipal Council Member Elif Gül and Beyoğlu Municipal Council Member Turabi Şen guilty and sentenced them to 6 years and 3 months in prison.

This decision of the court is considered a critical development in terms of legal responsibilities in local governments. The details of the case and the conviction were recorded as a process that is expected to have wide repercussions on the local political agenda.