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Day 94 of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Trial: IMM Executive Erhan Karaal, Who Was Abducted and Beaten in June, Is Presenting His Defense.

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On the 94th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, Erhan Karaal, an IMM executive who was abducted and assaulted in June, is giving his defense. The IMM trial, involving 436 defendants, 53 of whom are in custody, including the detained IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues in Silivri on its 94th day. Cumhuriyet newspaper is reporting live from Silivri.

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On the 94th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, Erhan Karaal, an IMM executive who was abducted and assaulted in June, is giving his defense. The IMM trial, involving 436 defendants, 53 of whom are in custody, including the detained IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues in Silivri on its 94th day. Cumhuriyet newspaper is reporting live from Silivri.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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In the 'corruption' case against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), 436 defendants, 53 of whom are in custody, including the suspended Ekrem İmamoğlu, appeared before the judge in the 94th hearing. Defendant Cüneyt Yakut, who is not in custody, stated in his defense, "Emrah Bağdatlı extorted money from the sector. Invoices were issued. People started paying amounts that didn't exist in the past in exchange for those invoices. Emrah Ba…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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In the 94th hearing of the 'Corruption' case against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), 436 defendants, 53 of whom are in custody, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was removed from office, appeared before the judge. The hearing continues with the defendants giving their statements.

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On the 94th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, which involves 436 defendants, 53 of whom are under arrest, including IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Erhan Karaal, the Deputy General Manager of IMM Culture Inc., who was abducted on June 17 and rescued in a police operation, presented his defense.

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In the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, Erhan Karaal, the Deputy General Manager of IMM Culture Inc., who was abducted and tortured on June 17, presented his defense.

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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