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Cumhuriyet Reports From Silivri... On the 69th Day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Trial, Ertan Yıldız, Who Is Cooperating with the Authorities, Will Make His Defense for the First Time!

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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 414 defendants including the detained IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, will continue on its 69th day with the defenses of the defendants who are not in custody. Ertan Yıldız, the former IMM Subsidiaries Manager who is being tried without detention and who has shown remorse, is expected to present his defense for the first time today.

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The trial continues in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, in which 414 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, are being prosecuted. During the second session of the trial, the defendants' defenses are being heard, and so far 53 defendants who are not in custody have presented their defenses. The prosecutor is accusing Hasan İmamoğlu of "money from an unknown source."

·Türkiye
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 414 defendants including the detained IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, will continue on its 69th day with the defenses of the defendants who are not in custody. Ertan Yıldız, the former IMM Subsidiaries Manager who is being tried without detention and who has shown remorse, is expected to present his defense for the first time today.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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In the 69th hearing of the trial involving 414 defendants, 53 of whom are in custody, regarding the "Imamoğlu organized crime group," the defense of Ertan Yıldız, former head of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Subsidiaries and Affiliated Institutions Commission, was heard. Yıldız stated, "Over time, I saw that there were some illegal structures within the companies I managed, aimed at developing financial resources, and I was disturbed …

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Ertan Yıldız, who benefited from the leniency granted for those who cooperate with authorities in the İmamoğlu organized crime case, described the machinations within the municipality during the trial. Yıldız stated that he stood by his previous testimony.

·Türkiye
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In the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, Ertan Yıldız, a critical informant in the file, gave his testimony. Yıldız contradicted another informant, Aziz İhsan Aktaş. Aktaş's statements contradict Yıldız's claim that he was not involved in financial matters...

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On the 69th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, Ekrem İmamoğlu's father, Hasan İmamoğlu, presented his defense. The prosecutor requested that a criminal complaint be filed against Hasan İmamoğlu for "laundering" charges, as he did not answer the question of whether he received cash from Tuncay Yılmaz. Hasan İmamoğlu responded to the accusations by saying, "I am saddened that a 60-year business life has been brought down to…

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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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