26.04.2025 00:20
The clearest footage regarding the secret meeting held by Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested as part of a corruption investigation, has emerged. In the footage, İmamoğlu's entrance and exit from the hotel are clearly visible, and the moments when he greets the person alleged to be his bodyguard as he enters the hotel are shown in detail, second by second.
While the corruption and terrorism investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) continues, security camera footage has emerged showing that Ekrem İmamoğlu's team entered a hotel owned by Adnan Çebi in Istanbul with a suitcase before a critical meeting. The footage shows İmamoğlu entering and exiting the hotel.
According to the information obtained, while the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office continues in multiple directions, new details and footage have emerged in the corruption investigation involving suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been suspended from his position as the Mayor of IMM, for various crimes including "being a leader of a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "embezzlement," "bribery," "qualified fraud," "illegally obtaining personal data," and "interfering with a tender."
In the new evidence and footage included in the investigation file, it is seen that a person arrived at the hotel owned by Adnan Çebi, which operates in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, at 08:48 on October 12, 2024, with a suitcase. It is also observed that the bodyguards arrived about 50 minutes before İmamoğlu met with suspects Tuncay Yılmaz, Ertan Yıldız, Adem Soytekin, Hüseyin Köksal, and Fatih Keleş.
In the footage, it is determined that the cameras monitoring the room where the meeting will take place were covered with black tape by the bodyguards at 09:14, preventing any recording. The moments when Ekrem İmamoğlu arrived at 10:04 are captured. It is seen that İmamoğlu left at 11:29.
THE CLEAREST FOOTAGE SECOND BY SECOND ON CAMERAS
Before the critical meeting, at 08:48 on October 12, 2024, a black vehicle arrived at the entrance of the hotel, and then a person was seen getting out of the vehicle. The footage also reflects the moments when the individual, who is claimed to be İmamoğlu's bodyguard, greeted another person entering the hotel with a suitcase shortly after.
Upon examination, it was found that the cameras were turned off four days before the meeting, and the footage shows the arrival of the suitcases at the hotel on the day of the meeting, the removal of the suitcases after the meeting, and subsequently, the moments when Ekrem İmamoğlu left the hotel.