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Cumhuriyet Newspaper in Silivri... Day 103 of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Trial: Secret Witnesses Testify in Court.

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In the third hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, in which 436 defendants including Ekrem İmamoğlu are being prosecuted, the testimonies of secret witnesses began to be heard. Secret witness Gürgen, who testified regarding allegations against Ağaç AŞ, stated that he did not have direct eyewitness accounts of employees receiving money, saying, "I didn't hear or see anything; that's what was said." The hearing also addres…

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In the third hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, in which 436 defendants including Ekrem İmamoğlu are being prosecuted, the testimonies of secret witnesses began to be heard. Secret witness Gürgen, who testified regarding allegations against Ağaç AŞ, stated that he did not have direct eyewitness accounts of employees receiving money, saying, "I didn't hear or see anything; that's what was said." The hearing also addres…

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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In the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, the court heard testimony from anonymous witnesses named ‘Gürgen, İlke, Martı, Zeytin’. Again, no concrete evidence was presented to support the allegations. Representatives from the Council of Europe and the European Parliament were present in the courtroom, offering their support. Ekrem İmamoğlu expressed his gratitude in English.

·Türkiye
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The third hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, involving 436 defendants, 46 of whom are in custody, including presidential candidate and IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, is continuing in the newly constructed courtroom in Silivri by the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court. On the 104th day of the hearings, the questioning of complainants, witnesses, and secret witnesses in the case continues. During the hearing, the secret witnes…

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Haber 7 - In the third hearing of the Ekrem İmamoğlu case, the secret witness Zeytin, who connected via SEGBİS (a video conferencing system), repeated the statements she had given to the judicial authorities regarding silhouette approvals and the obtaining of benefits by officials in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Planning Department.

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The trial of the defendants, including Imamoğlu, was continued in the IBB case. The secret witnesses, codenamed “Hornbeam” and “Olive”, who testified at the trial, explained that they did not directly witness the allegations of money collection, bribery and irregularities that they voiced at the prosecution stage. Horgen said that “There is no sense, that was what was being talked about” regarding the money deliveries, while his other claims wer…

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The anonymous witnesses, codenamed ‘Gürgen’ and ‘Zeytin,’ who testified in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, stated that they did not directly witness many of the events that are the subject of their accusations. Regarding the money transactions, ‘Gürgen’ said, “I didn’t see anything, but that’s what was said,” while ‘Zeytin’ based her statements about certain individuals on information she heard from the market. The article tit…

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Haberler broke the news on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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