18.06.2026 17:30
The prosecutor presented an interim opinion in the IBB case. The prosecutor's office requested the release of 5 individuals.
The 53rd hearing of the case involving 414 defendants, 68 of whom are detained, related to the "İmamoğlu criminal organization for profit," has begun.
İBB CASE CONTINUES
Held by the Istanbul 40th Heavy Penal Court in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penal Institution, the hearing was attended by some detained defendants, including Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık, Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney, former CHP deputy Aykut Erdoğdu, İBB President Advisor and MEDYA AŞ Board Chairman Murat Ongun, İBB Sports Club President Fatih Keleş, and İmamoğlu's lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, all of whom were removed from their duties after their detention.
PROSECUTOR REQUESTED RELEASE FOR 5 PEOPLE
Some non-detained defendants and lawyers also attended the hearing, along with several CHP deputies and relatives of detained defendants as observers.
In his interim opinion, the prosecutor requested the release of five individuals.
Names for whom release was requested:
- Former Medya AŞ General Manager İpek Elif Atayman
- Businessperson Yunus Göçer
- Advertiser Hasan Yalaz
- Businessperson Alper Aydın
- Kültür AŞ Deputy General Manager Erdinç Çolak