30.04.2025 18:30
While the hotel manager, where Ekrem İmamoğlu held his meetings, was released under judicial control, his statement was also obtained. The hotel manager stated, "Before İmamoğlu arrived, the police escorts would come and check the meeting rooms. They would bring jammers with them. Since they were police, we could not intervene."
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The investigation into the corruption allegations against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and its suspended detained president Ekrem İmamoğlu is ongoing.
THE MANAGERS OF THE HOTEL İMAMOĞLU STAYED AT ARE RELEASED
As part of the corruption investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), two suspects who were detained for shutting down the cameras at the hotel where Ekrem İmamoğlu stayed were released under judicial control. Sinan Udil, the hotel manager at the time of the crime, and security manager Osman Gündüz Bora Oğurlu were transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan after undergoing health checks following their procedures at the police station. After giving statements to the prosecutor's office, the two suspects were released under judicial control, which included a "travel ban" condition.
The statement of hotel manager Sinan Udil has emerged: "I served as the manager of Le Meridien Hotel from November 2023 to the end of March 2025. During this period, Ekrem İmamoğlu and a large group would come to the hotel for meetings. They would usually stay at the hotel for an average of 1-2 hours. Before they arrived, police escorts would come and check the meeting rooms. They would also bring a jammer with them. Since they were police, we could not intervene. I did not know that using a jammer was also a crime."
When Ekrem İmamoğlu came to the hotel, I generally welcomed and accompanied him. He would be accompanied by his security chief Mustafa and his private secretary Kadriye. Kadriye usually arrived early and left early. She did not participate much in the meetings. From the photos you showed me, I learned that the names of the individuals I saw at our hotel were Fatih Keleş and Tuncay Yılmaz. I also remember Murat Ongun being at the hotel a few times. I do not recall Hüseyin Köksal."
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
As part of the corruption investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a detention order was issued against Sinan U., the hotel manager at the time of the crime, and Osman Gündüz Bora O., the security manager, for "destroying, concealing, or altering evidence of a crime" related to the shutting down of security cameras at the hotel where Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested and removed from his position as IMM President, stayed in Beşiktaş. The suspects were detained in accordance with the order.
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