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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

State institution responsible for municipal affairs in Istanbul province

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) is the state institution responsible for municipal affairs in Istanbul province. It was established following the abolition of the İhtisap Nezareti under the 1855 Bâb-ı Âli decree, amid growing relations with European countries after the Crimean War.

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İBB yolsuzluk soruşturmasında ek iddianame: Ana davayla birleşmesi talep edildi — Photo: Sabah

Politics World press 24 sources 2 updates 19 Sept, 10:21

Additional indictment prepared for 29 suspects in İBB investigation

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office prepared a 195-page additional indictment concerning Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ naming 29 suspects. Sources diverge on the total number of defendants after merger: 435 or 443.

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Where reports differ

State media, Pro-government press, Neutral press, Opposition press and Foreign press These sources reported that the file prepared for 29 suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, was requested to be merged with the main case involving 414 defendants, bringing the total to 443 defendants.

Neutral press Kısa Dalga reported that the Istanbul 33rd Heavy Penal Court accepted the additional indictment and merged the files, raising the number of acts in the main case to 155 and the number of defendants to 435.

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Ekrem İmamoğlu Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ Istanbul 33rd Heavy Penal Court

Ekrem İmamoğlu'ndan 3 dakikalık video: Bir davanın anatomisi, Tuzla davası — Photo: Gazete Oksijen

Politics 6 sources 19 Sept, 18:06

İmamoğlu explains Tuzla case verdict in video, highlights judge change

Jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu released a three-minute video about the 2-year-1-month prison sentence he received on September 11, 2026, in the Tuzla case, in which he had twice been acquitted, and emphasized that the judge had been changed during the proceedings. His wife, Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu, had called for his release.

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Ekrem İmamoğlu Şadi Yazıcı Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Tuzla

SON DAKİKA: İBB Davasına ek iddianame hazırlandı - Sözcü Gazetesi — Photo: Sözcü

Politics World press 31 sources 2 updates 19 Sept, 00:25

Additional 29-person indictment accepted in İBB case, number of defendants rises to 435

Istanbul's 33rd High Criminal Court accepted and merged with the main case a 195-page supplementary indictment against 29 people, including jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ investigation; the number of defendants rose to 435 and the number of alleged acts to 155.

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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Ekrem İmamoğlu Fatih Keleş Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court

İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: "Rüşvet durumu yok" - Medyascope — Photo: Medyascope

Politics 2 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 12:26

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.

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Where reports differ

Independent press Medyascope highlights that this was the 18th day of the second hearing, the testimony of non-detained defendants, and the company owner's remark "There is no bribery situation."

Pro-government press Hürriyet counts the hearing as the 82nd session and reports in detail the list of charges brought against İmamoğlu in the indictment.

Ekrem İmamoğlu Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mehmet Murat Çalık

CHP Kurultay davası... Tanıklar gelmedi ekime ertelendi — Photo: Hürriyet

Politics 1 source 17 Sept, 12:26

Hearing in CHP congress trial postponed to October 21

In the trial over alleged irregularities at CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress, in which 12 defendants including suspended İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu are being tried, witnesses did not appear; the court postponed the hearing to October 21.

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CHP Ekrem İmamoğlu Ankara 26th Criminal Court of First Instance Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB)

İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok” — Photo: Medyascope

Politics 8 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

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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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.

Ekrem İmamoğlu Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court Mehmet Murat Çalık Buğra Gökçe Istanbul Planning Agency Murat Ongun

Tüm partiler 'Evet' dedi: İBB'den öğrencilere abonman desteği — Photo: Sözcü

Society 7 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

İBB Council unanimously approves 1-lira monthly transit pass support for students

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Council unanimously approved a proposal granting students who load a transit pass between September 21 and October 17 a one-time monthly pass for 1 lira (TL). During discussions it was noted that the student transit pass fee had risen from 40 lira to 653 lira between 2019 and 2026.

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İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Nuri Aslan Muhammet Kaynar Melendiz Dalyan İzgi AK Party (AKP) CHP Istanbul

Süper Lig Week 6

#		P	GD	Pts
1	Galatasaray	6	+3	13
2	Beşiktaş	5	+8	12
3	Kocaelispor	6	+3	12
4	Alanyaspor	6	+2	11
5	Trabzonspor	6	+8	10
6	Amedspor	5	+7	10
7	Kasımpaşa	6	+2	10
8	Çaykur Rizespor	5	+1	9
9	Gaziantep FK	6	0	8
10	Fenerbahçe	5	+2	7
11	Çorum FK	6	+1	7
12	Başakşehir	6	-1	7
13	Gençlerbirliği	6	-8	7
14	Konyaspor	6	-4	4
15	Samsunspor	5	-5	4
16	Erzurumspor	5	-9	4
17	Eyüpspor	5	-6	3
18	Göztepe	5	-4	2