The 106th hearing of the İBB case, in which 436 people, including jailed Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, were on trial and 46 defendants were in detention, began on 9 November. Secret witnesses “İlke” and “Martı” again did not attend the hearing. Lawyer Didem Kılıç said a dispute she had with one of her clients had also affected jailed lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan. Defendant Tugay Düzgün said cooperating defendant Recep Taşçı had told them that he was under pressure, had two children and had been forced to give a statement. Medya AŞ employee Ali Kaan Yurt also said Taşçı had told him that he had been forced to give the statement on the day the indictment was announced.
9 November 2026
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