Early bird: The prosecutor in Turkey proposed 2,000 years in prison for the presidential candidate. Kratom now only with a license
Turkish opposition leader faces 2,000 years in prison
The Turkish prosecutor called for a prison sentence of over 2,000 years for Ekrem Imamoglu, the incarcerated opposition mayor of Istanbul, on Tuesday, for allegedly leading a large corruption network that cost the state billions of lira, according to the indictment.
Imamoglu, who is the main political rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, has previously denied all charges against him, claiming they are politically motivated, and his party rejected the latest allegations as "nonsense" on Tuesday. In a separate move that further deepened the unprecedented year-long legal clampdown on Erdogan's critics, the Istanbul prosecutor asked the higher court to consider dissolving Imamoglu's main opposition Republican People's Party, reported CNN.
Kratom only in licensed stores
From today, it is officially possible to sell kratom only in stores with a license. This measure will particularly limit vending machine sales, which allowed the substance to be purchased completely uncontrolled.
"Substances like kratom and kratom extract, including products containing them, will become psychomodulatory substances on November 12, 2025, and to handle them - research, production, import, distribution, bringing to the market, internet sales, storage, and transportation for someone else, cultivation - it will be necessary to have a valid license," the Ministry of Health announced according to the CTK ordinance.
