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Businesspeople Reveal Bribery Scheme at Istanbul Municipality

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At the latest hearing in a case that landed former Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu in jail, owners of several companies admitted that they were forced...

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Detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in a post regarding the IMM case, recounted a dialogue he claimed took place in the courtroom between Ağaç A.Ş. General Manager Ali Sukas and a defendant. Imamoğlu drew attention to the allegation that the defendant gave his statement after his son was arrested, and shared what happened after he asked, "Would you have given this statement if your son hadn't been arrested?"

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, in which 414 individuals including Ekrem İmamoğlu are being prosecuted, entered its 82nd day. Today's hearing continues with the defenses and questioning of the defendants who are not in custody.

The 18th day (82nd day overall) of the second hearing in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case is beginning. The hearing, which started at 11:30 yesterday, ended at 22:00. The defenses and questioning of the defendants who are not in custody will continue today.

Haber 7 - In the trial of the executives of Ağaç A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, businessmen confessed that they gave thousands of euros and dollars to General Manager Ali Sukas to collect their receivables, and that money was also requested from them under the guise of election assistance.

In the corruption investigation targeting a criminal organization operating for profit, İmamoğlu explained in court how the "system" worked, highlighting the bribes given in exchange for tenders.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Haberler broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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