Notable measures in Silivri ahead of IMM trial: 1-kilometer radius
A ban on demonstrations has been imposed around the Marmara Penal Execution Institution in Silivri ahead of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, which is set to be heard on Monday.
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Beyond the decisions of the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Silivri District Governorship has banned demonstrations and activities in and around the Marmara Penal Execution Institution campus between March 1 and March 31, 2026.
As reported by journalist Mustafa Kadir Mercan, actions such as "meetings and protest marches, press statements and interviews, filming with cameras and mobile phones, displaying signs and banners, chanting slogans, setting up tents and opening stands, and arriving at the hearing area in clothing with symbols" have been prohibited within a 1-kilometer radius from the prison campus wire fence boundary.
It was also announced that traffic checks will be conducted in the area and that drone surveillance will be in place.