İmamoğlu wraps up his defence in Istanbul graft trial, next hearing November 2

Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu finished a four-day defence statement on 17 October in the corruption trial against 436 defendants, dismissing every allegation as politically motivated. The court, sitting at Silivri prison, released seven of the 53 detained co-defendants during the hearing. The trial's third session is set for November 2.

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