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The Defense of the Defendants Who Are Not in Custody Continues.

Summary by Cumhuriyet
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 414 defendants including Ekrem İmamoğlu, continued today in Silivri with its 80th hearing. Key points from last week's sessions included some defendants stating that their testimonies were based on personal opinions rather than concrete information, and witnesses refuting the accusations against the Ağaç AŞ management.

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Breaking news - In the İmamoğlu Organised Crime case, company owners who did business with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) subsidiaries Kültür AŞ and Ağaç AŞ, revealed the dirty bribery scheme established within the IMM one by one in court. 45 individuals who received multi-million lira tenders from Kültür AŞ...

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Turkish President Erdoğan's only recourse against Ekrem İmamoğlu is to have him imprisoned by his politicized judiciary. But the will to freedom that İmamoğlu embodies endures.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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The projects that the mayors, the guardians of Istanbul, had halted as "treason against the city" accelerated once they were imprisoned in Silivri. Three contractors multiplied their profits, while those who protected the rights of the people remained in prison.

·Türkiye
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 414 defendants including Ekrem İmamoğlu, continued today in Silivri with its 80th hearing. Key points from last week's sessions included some defendants stating that their testimonies were based on personal opinions rather than concrete information, and witnesses refuting the accusations against the Ağaç AŞ management.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 414 defendants, 51 of whom are in custody, including presidential candidate and IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues. The 81st day of the trial is being held in the new courtroom built at the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri by the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court. Speaking at yesterday's hearing, the President of the Istanbul Bar Association, Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu, stated, "The c…

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Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu, President of Istanbul Bar Association, reacted to the fact that the hearings lasted until night in the case, in which 53 of the 414 defendants were detained against the IBB. Kaboglu said it was “not reasonable, measured and humane” for the hearings to continue until 22.00 and said they demanded that the hearings end no later than 19.00-19.30.

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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