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IMM Case is on its 82nd Day: Contractor İbrahim Halil Babacan Made His Defense

In the IMM case with 414 defendants, 51 of whom are detained, 19 people made a defense yesterday, leaving 137 defendants who did not make a defense.

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The IBB trial with 414 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues on its 82nd day in Marmara Closed Prison.
At yesterday's session, contractor İbrahim Halil Babacan, who was detained on false citizenship charges, made his defense.

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The IBB case is being heard in the new courtroom of Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri.

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The IMM trial, with 414 defendants, 51 of whom are detained, including the elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues on its 82nd day in the new courtroom of the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri.

The hearing, which started at 11.30 yesterday morning, ended at 22.00 in the evening. With 19 people making a defense yesterday, 137 people who did not make a defense remained from the list of 325 undetained defendants.

11:30 - HEARING STARTED

On today's hearing, the first person to come to the defendant's stand was contractor İbrahim Halil Babacan, who is currently detained under another file for allegedly selling fake citizenship.

In his statement in the indictment, Babacan claimed that he was asked for a 'bribe' by Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık.

Çalık, on the other hand, denied Babacan's allegations in his defense in the case. Babacan was detained and arrested on August 4, within the scope of an operation against a criminal organization that allegedly provided Turkish citizenship through false expert reports and investments.

Open Questions

When will the trial of the 137 defendants who did not make a defense be completed?