Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Case, Day 89: Appointment Discrepancy.
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The 91st day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 436 defendants, 57 of whom are in custody, including the detained IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, began in Silivri.
In the 'Ekrem İmamoğlu Organised Crime' case, businessman Remzi Baka, who is being tried without detention, made his defense, stating that he gave 380 million Turkish Lira in bribes. Baka stated that he gave 380 million TL to İbrahim Bülbüllü, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Legal Advisor, for tenders at that time, and that he was told by the IMM's senior management that this money had been received.
In today's hearing of the trial, which is being held in the new courtroom built in the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri by the Istanbul 33rd Heavy Penal Court, the defendants being tried without detention continued to present their defenses. First, Remzi Baka, a defendant being tried without detention, presented his defense via SEGBIS (a video conferencing system). Then, the defense of Kerem Dal, an advertising executive who is also being tried …
On the 25th day of the second hearing in the "Ekrem İmamoğlu Organised Crime" case, businessman Remzi Baka, who is being tried without detention, presented his defense. Remzi Baka confessed to giving 380 million TL to İbrahim Bülbüllü, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Legal Advisor, for tenders at that time. When the prosecutor asked, "Who does 'upper management' mean?", Baka replied, "Upper management means the mayor."
The second hearing in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, in which 435 people are being tried, 57 of whom are under arrest, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues on its 25th day. IMM case, 2nd hearing, 25th day: İmamoğlu's lawyer Pekin exposed the lie and presented the document to the court. Medyascope
Remzi Baka, who made bribery allegations in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, stated that he had an appointment with Ekrem İmamoğlu in September 2021. İmamoğlu's lawyer, Tora Pekin, presented documents showing that Baka first requested an appointment in 2024.
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