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Mehmet Murat Çalık

Former mayor of Beylikdüzü

Mehmet Murat Çalık is a Turkish politician who is the former mayor of Istanbul's Beylikdüzü district. Çalık, who is by profession an urban planner, became the first mayor from that profession in Istanbul.

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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.

Source spectrum State State Pro-government Pro-gov Independent Indep. Opposition Opp. Foreign Foreign
Hürriyet2nd to publish the story16 Sept, 22:42 İBB'ye yönelik 'Yolsuzluk' davasında 82’nci duruşma MedyascopeFirst to publish the story16 Sept, 17:05 İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok”

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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.
Photo: Medyascope

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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.

Source spectrum State State Pro-government Pro-gov Independent Indep. Opposition Opp. Foreign Foreign
Hürriyet8th to publish the story16 Sept, 22:42 İBB'ye yönelik 'Yolsuzluk' davasında 82’nci duruşma Sabah2nd to publish the story16 Sept, 11:59 "İmamoğlu çıkar amaçlı suç örgütü" davasının 82. duruşması başladı Daily SabahFirst to publish the story16 Sept, 10:54 Businesspeople reveal bribery scheme at Istanbul municipality +2 Hürriyet · 8th to publish the story Sabah · 2nd to publish the story Medyascope5th to publish the story16 Sept, 17:05 İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok” BirGün6th to publish the story16 Sept, 20:08 Buğra Gökce için azami tutukluluk süresi doldu: "Serbest bırakılmalı" Yeniçağ7th to publish the story16 Sept, 20:50 Buğra Gökçe’nin avukatından yeni talep: Süre doldu, serbest kalmalı Evrensel3rd to publish the story16 Sept, 17:01 İmamoğlu'ndan İBB davası çıkışı: "Bu zulmün bir sonucu olacak" +2 Yeniçağ · 7th to publish the story Evrensel · 3rd to publish the story Independent Türkçe4th to publish the story16 Sept, 17:01 İBB davasında 82.gün

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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.

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