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Additional 29-person indictment accepted in İBB case, number of defendants rises to 435

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This story is from 18 September 2026.

Latest in the series Yasin Çağatay Seçkin gives defence in İBB trial

Istanbul's 33rd High Criminal Court accepted and merged with the main case a 195-page supplementary indictment against 29 people, including jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ investigation; the number of defendants rose to 435 and the number of alleged acts to 155.

The indictment alleges that in the plant material tenders between 2020 and 2024, specifications were prepared to limit competition, the works were fragmented and given to certain companies, and bribes of 7-10 percent of the work price were received from these companies. The court decided to continue the detention of six detained defendants.

Additional 29-person indictment accepted in İBB case, number of defendants rises to 435

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İBB Trial News Series

Where it began Hearings continue in İBB case, defendants not under arrest present defense

  1. Yasin Çağatay Seçkin gives defence in İBB trial Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court heard defences on the 95th day of the İBB trial, in which 436 defendants, 53 of them in detention, are being tried. The court moved to the defence of former Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) bureaucrat Yasin Çağatay Seçkin.
  2. Erhan Karaal defends himself on 94th day of İBB trial Defendant Erhan Karaal presented his defence on the 94th day of the İBB trial at the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court. Karaal said his role in the Digital Experience Center tenders was limited to financial control.
  3. Day 93 begins in Istanbul municipality trial Day 93 of the 436-defendant IBB case, including Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, with 53 in pretrial detention, began with defenses by defendants not in custody.
  4. İmamoğlu expected to testify at 92nd hearing in İBB trial In the İBB case, 27 defendants without detention remain to testify at the 92nd hearing. After 29 people added through a supplementary indictment are heard, Ekrem İmamoğlu is expected to present his defense.
  5. Additional 29-person indictment accepted in İBB case, number of defendants rises to 435 Istanbul's 33rd High Criminal Court accepted and merged with the main case a 195-page supplementary indictment against 29 people, including jailed İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ investigation; the number of defendants rose to 435 and the number of alleged acts to 155.
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