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Cumhuriyet Reports From Silivri... Third Hearing in the 'Espionage' Trial: All Eyes Are on the Expected Document From the National Intelligence Organization (MİT).

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The third hearing in the trial of detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, journalist Merdan Yanardağ, Necati Özkan, and Hüseyin Gün, who are accused of "political espionage," will be held today. In the previous hearing, it was stated that the expected response from the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) had not yet arrived in the file, and the court ruled that all four defendants would remain in custody.

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The third hearing in the trial of detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, journalist Merdan Yanardağ, Necati Özkan, and Hüseyin Gün, who are accused of "political espionage," will be held today. In the previous hearing, it was stated that the expected response from the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) had not yet arrived in the file, and the court ruled that all four defendants would remain in custody.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The third court hearing was held in the case of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the dismissed mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, on charges of "political espionage".

The third hearing of the 'Espionage' trial, in which Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested and removed from office, is being tried along with Necati Özkan, Hüseyin Gün, and Merdan Yanardağ, began at the Silivri Courthouse. In his defense, İmamoğlu stated, "Turkey is going through a very interesting period. This nation is not aware of what kind of Turkey it wakes up to every morning."

The third hearing in the trial of presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, his political advisor Necati Özkan, journalist Merdan Yanardağ, and Hüseyin Gün, who are being tried on charges of "political espionage," began at the Istanbul 25th High Criminal Court, in courtroom number 4 of the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri.

The third hearing is underway in the espionage trial in which detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and journalist Merdan Yanardağ are also being prosecuted.

The third hearing in the espionage case has begun. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in custody, his campaign director and advisor Necati Özkan, and journalist Merdan Yanardağ are appearing before the judge.

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Haber Sitesi ODATV broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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