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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.
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Hürriyet: İBB'ye yönelik 'Yolsuzluk' davasında 82’nci duruşma8th to publish45 citations today 
Sabah: "İmamoğlu çıkar amaçlı suç örgütü" davasının 82. duruşması başladı2nd to publish25 citations today 
Daily Sabah: Businesspeople reveal bribery scheme at Istanbul municipality1st to publish1 citation today 
Medyascope: İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok”5th to publish 
BirGün: Buğra Gökce için azami tutukluluk süresi doldu: "Serbest bırakılmalı"6th to publish39 citations today 
Yeniçağ: Buğra Gökçe’nin avukatından yeni talep: Süre doldu, serbest kalmalı7th to publish54 citations today 
Evrensel: İmamoğlu'ndan İBB davası çıkışı: "Bu zulmün bir sonucu olacak"3rd to publish30 citations today 
Independent Türkçe: İBB davasında 82.gün4th to publish5 citations today
Hürriyet: İBB'ye yönelik 'Yolsuzluk' davasında 82’nci duruşma8th to publish45 citations today Sabah: "İmamoğlu çıkar amaçlı suç örgütü" davasının 82. duruşması başladı2nd to publish25 citations today Daily Sabah: Businesspeople reveal bribery scheme at Istanbul municipality1st to publish1 citation today Medyascope: İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok”5th to publish BirGün: Buğra Gökce için azami tutukluluk süresi doldu: "Serbest bırakılmalı"6th to publish39 citations today Yeniçağ: Buğra Gökçe’nin avukatından yeni talep: Süre doldu, serbest kalmalı7th to publish54 citations today Evrensel: İmamoğlu'ndan İBB davası çıkışı: "Bu zulmün bir sonucu olacak"3rd to publish30 citations today Independent Türkçe: İBB davasında 82.gün4th to publish5 citations today - Daily Sabah Pro-government
- Sabah Pro-government
- Evrensel Opposition
- Independent Türkçe Foreign
- Medyascope Independent
- BirGün Opposition
- Yeniçağ Opposition
- Hürriyet Pro-government
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.
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- Hearings continue in İBB trial, non-detained defendants give testimony Hearings continued in the trial of 414 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu; a company owner told Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık's question, "There is no bribery situation." The number of detained defendants was given differently by two sources, as 50 and 51.
- 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.
