29 detained in investigation into Seferihisar Municipality

Müslim Sarı: CHP'nin kurultayının önünde hiçbir hukuki engel bu aşamadan sonra kalmamıştır — Photo: Independent Türkçe

Politics 9 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

CHP spokesperson Sarı: No legal obstacle remains before the congress

CHP spokesperson Müslim Sarı said the appeal filed with the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) in the absolute nullity case had been withdrawn, and that other plaintiffs had also dropped their cases, meaning no legal obstacle remained before the congress. The ruling is expected to become final within 1 to 1.5 months.

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Opposition-leaning press BirGün described the management making the announcement as the "absolute nullity management" and "an MYK made up of unelected members," and reminded readers that police had intervened at the party headquarters after the ruling.

Pro-government press A Haber reported on the agenda through the postponement to October 21 of the criminal case related to CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress and the delegate allegations in the indictment; it also gave space to criticism from Yenilik Partisi Chairman Öztürk Yılmaz regarding the name-similarity dispute.

Müslim Sarı CHP Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Özgür Özel Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) Ankara 26th Criminal Court of First Instance Yenilik Partisi

Tahsin Usta resmen belediye başkan yardımcısı oldu — Photo: Evrensel

Politics 8 sources 17 Sept, 01:17

Council member who defected from CHP to AKP in Üsküdar appointed deputy mayor

Tahsin Usta, a council member who switched from CHP to AKP ahead of a deputy mayoral election in Üsküdar, was appointed deputy mayor by Acting Mayor Dündar Ziya Gültekin. Usta will oversee the Disaster Affairs, Health Affairs and Social Services directorates.

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Tahsin Usta Dündar Ziya Gültekin Sinem Dedetaş Sibel Tan Çetinkaya Saniye Bora Fıçı Üsküdar Municipality CHP AKP

Nasuh Mahruki hakkında tahliye kararı verildi — Photo: Hürriyet

Politics 9 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Prison sentence and release order issued for Nasuh Mahruki

Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced former AKUT Chairman Nasuh Mahruki, who was on trial over a July 15 social media post, to 1 year and 3 months in prison, suspended the announcement of the verdict, and ordered the release of Mahruki, who had been in detention for about two months.

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Pro-government press A Haber and Hürriyet reported in detail that the sentence was set at 1 year 3 months, that an increase was applied on grounds the offense was committed via the press and broadcasting, followed by a discretionary reduction; they also included the prosecutor's opinion that the post exceeded the limits of freedom of expression.

Opposition-leaning press Sözcü wrote that the court handed down a 1-year prison sentence, highlighting the prosecutor's request for continued detention, the defense lawyers' objection to that request, and the reactions in the courtroom following the ruling.

Nasuh Mahruki AKUT Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office

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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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

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