17.01.2025 00:11
In an operation conducted against the Beşiktaş Municipality, where 40 people were detained, an arrest warrant was issued for 31 individuals, including Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat. One of the suspects detained during the operation, Ahmet Aktaş, who is the brother of Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Aktaş, was released.
In an operation conducted against the Beşiktaş Municipality, 40 suspects, including Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, were brought to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan around 09:00 in the morning.
REQUEST FOR ARREST OF 31 PEOPLE INCLUDING AKPOLAT
After the completion of the statement procedures, the prosecutor's office referred 31 people, including Akpolat, to the on-duty Magistrate's Court with a request for arrest. A judicial control decision was requested for 9 people.
THE BROTHER OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER WAS RELEASED
On the other hand, the decision regarding Ahmet Aktaş, the brother of Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Aktaş, who was among the suspects detained in the operation, has also been revealed. Aktaş was released to be tried without detention.
BELTAŞ A.Ş., a subsidiary of Beşiktaş Municipality, which Aktaş manages, operates in areas such as café management, cultural centers, art gallery management, organization, catering services, billboard management, and parking management.
"IF MY BROTHER HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG, THE NECESSARY ACTION MUST BE TAKEN"
Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Aktaş, in a statement regarding the day his brother was detained, said: "I learned in the morning that he was detained as part of the operation. He was probably detained in connection with a job there. Since the investigation is currently confidential, we have no information either. Ultimately, if my brother has done something wrong, the necessary action must be taken. This is the essence of the matter; this child is a municipal employee. He is probably detained regarding a signature he made there, the content of which we do not know."