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Murat Çalık Was Transferred to Silivri Three Days Before the First Hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Case: 'Physical Punishment'

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Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık, who was arrested as part of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) investigation and held in a prison in İzmir, was transferred to Marmara Closed Penitentiary Institution this morning. It was learned that Çalık, who has previously overcome cancer twice and experienced various health problems in prison, will be taken to Silivri, a journey of approximately 600 kilometers.
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The first hearing of the trial involving 402 defendants, 106 of whom are in custody, including CHP's presidential candidate and IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, which was opened with an indictment of approximately 3,900 pages prepared within the scope of the investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), will begin on Monday in Silivri. The indictment includes 143 actions and 17 separate charges. Among them are IMM Mayor and CHP's …

Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık, who was arrested as part of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) investigation and held in a prison in İzmir, was transferred to Marmara Closed Penitentiary Institution this morning. It was learned that Çalık, who has previously overcome cancer twice and experienced various health problems in prison, will be taken to Silivri, a journey of approximately 600 kilometers.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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