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title: "Hearings continue in İBB case, defendants not under arrest present defense"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-hearings-continue-ibb-case-defendants-not/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z
category: politics
sources: 8
agreement: differ
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# Hearings continue in İBB case, defendants not under arrest present defense

At the 82nd hearing of the İBB case, defendants not under arrest presented their defense; Babacan denied the bribery allegation and Karakaya denied claims that he had organized the tenders himself. In a separate development, the lawyer for İPA Head Buğra Gökçe requested release, stating that the maximum detention period had expired.

## Where reports differ

- **Pro-government press** — Sabah and Hürriyet highlighted the content of the indictment, reporting that İmamoğlu was portrayed as the "leader of the organization," that an assessment of approximately 160 billion lira in public damages related to 143 acts had been made, and conveyed the sentences sought.
- **Opposition-leaning and independent press** — Medyascope, Independent Türkçe, BirGün and Yeniçağ highlighted the defendants' denials of the charges and the statement "there is no bribery situation," and also reported on the request for release by Buğra Gökçe's lawyer on grounds that the maximum detention period had expired.

## Who is in this story

- [Ekrem İmamoğlu](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ekrem-imamoglu/) — People
- [Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/istanbul-buyuksehir-belediyesi/) — Institutions
- [Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/istanbul-33-agir-ceza-mahkemesi/) — Institutions
- [Mehmet Murat Çalık](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mehmet-murat-calik/) — People
- [Buğra Gökçe](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/bugra-gokce/) — People
- [Istanbul Planning Agency](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/istanbul-planlama-ajansi/) — Institutions
- [Murat Ongun](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/murat-ongun/) — People

## News sources

- [İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok”](https://medyascope.tv/2026/09/16/ibb-davasinda-2-durusmada-18-gun-rusvet-durumu-yok/) — Medyascope (independent) — 2026-09-16
- [İBB'ye yönelik 'Yolsuzluk' davasında 82’nci duruşma](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/ibbye-yonelik-yolsuzluk-davasinda-82nci-durusma-43309315) — Hürriyet (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- ["İmamoğlu çıkar amaçlı suç örgütü" davasının 82. duruşması başladı](https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2026/09/16/imamoglu-cikar-amacli-suc-orgutu-davasinin-82-durusmasi-basladi) — Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Businesspeople reveal bribery scheme at Istanbul municipality](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/businesspeople-reveal-bribery-scheme-at-istanbul-municipality/news) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Buğra Gökce için azami tutukluluk süresi doldu: "Serbest bırakılmalı"](https://www.birgun.net/haber/bugra-gokce-icin-azami-tutukluluk-suresi-doldu-serbest-birakilmali-735172) — BirGün (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [Buğra Gökçe’nin avukatından yeni talep: Süre doldu, serbest kalmalı](https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com/bugra-gokcenin-avukatindan-yeni-talep-sure-doldu-serbest-kalmali-1072604h.htm) — Yeniçağ (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [İmamoğlu'ndan İBB davası çıkışı: "Bu zulmün bir sonucu olacak"](https://www.evrensel.net/haber/6000820/imamoglu-ndan-ibb-davasi-cikisi-bu-zulmun-bir-sonucu-olacak?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_syndication) — Evrensel (opposition) — 2026-09-16
- [İBB davasında 82.gün](https://www.indyturk.com/node/782576/haber/i%CC%87bb-davas%C4%B1nda-82g%C3%BCn) — Independent Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-16-ibb-davasinda-durusmalar-suruyor-tutuksuz-saniklar/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-16-hearings-continue-ibb-case-defendants-not/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-16-slushaniya-delu-merii-stambula-prodolzhayutsya-podsudimye/

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