17.11.2025 02:45
In the indictment prepared as part of the investigation into the "criminal organization for profit" related to İmamoğlu, it was stated that 13 suspects hold the position of "members with special qualifications." Among these 13 individuals are Resul Emrah Şahan, the mayor of Şişli who has been suspended from his position, and Tuncay Yılmaz, the general manager of İmamoğlu İnşaat and SSB Gayrimenkul.
"Ekrem İmamoğlu's organized crime group" investigation has prepared an indictment stating that 13 suspects are in the position of "members with special qualifications," detailing the findings related to these suspects.
In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the "Ekrem İmamoğlu's organized crime group," an indictment was prepared for a total of 407 suspects, including 105 detained and 5 "complainant suspects," stating that 13 suspects are "members with special qualifications" under the title "Members with Special Qualifications."
THERE ARE STRIKING NAMES AMONG THEM
Among the "members with special qualifications" are Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, who was suspended from his position, General Manager of İSTTELKOM AŞ Melih Geçek, General Manager of Ağaç AŞ Ali Sukas, General Manager of İmamoğlu İnşaat and SSB Gayrimenkul Tuncay Yılmaz, İBB Legal Advisor İbrahim Bülbüllü, Protection Director of the organization leader Ekrem İmamoğlu Mustafa Akın, İmamoğlu's lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, İmamoğlu's political advisor Necati Özkan, İBB Mapping Engineer Yakup Öner, Emrah Bağdatlı, and businessmen Ali Nuhoğlu, Hüseyin Köksal, and Seza Büyükçulha, as mentioned in the indictment.
The indictment states, "Although the concept of 'member with special qualifications' is not included in the regulation of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, it should be taken into account in determining the penalty amount at the decision stage of the trial regarding individuals, by being considered at the upper limit, as any other application that applies the same treatment (determining the penalty from the same limit) between 'members with special qualifications' and 'members without special qualifications' would be contrary to criminal justice."
PENALTIES AT THE UPPER LIMIT ARE REQUESTED
The indictment states that the 13 suspects in the position of "members with special qualifications" in the "Ekrem İmamoğlu's organized crime group" should be evaluated differently from other organization members in determining the penalties resulting from the trial, and they should be punished at the upper limit, moving away from the lower limit, noting that these suspects, while not holding managerial positions, are positioned above the title of "organization member."
The indictment includes findings that "some of the suspects, despite having no duties within the municipality, gave instructions to municipal officials or other organization members, while some, despite being personnel assigned within the municipality, gave instructions to officials in other departments completely outside their job descriptions, and that they were in some form of dialogue with the organization leader suspect Ekrem İmamoğlu and were more active than other organization members."
RESUL EMRAH ŞAHAN IS A MEMBER WITH SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The indictment states that Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, who was suspended from his position after his arrest, is also in the position of "member with special qualifications," indicating that he conducted bribery negotiations on behalf of the organization leader within the structure of the organized crime group in Şişli Municipality and played a role in securing bribes through the municipality.
The indictment notes that Şahan had contact records with İmamoğlu and other organization leaders, providing material benefits to both himself and the system established by the organization.
FINDINGS ABOUT SUSPECT TUNCAY YILMAZ
Suspect Tuncay Yılmaz, who is the general manager of İmamoğlu İnşaat and SSB Gayrimenkul, despite having no status as a public official, is noted in the indictment to have facilitated assistance to businessmen regarding housing, zoning, or permit issues in the municipality in exchange for bribes, sometimes transferring properties such as houses, apartments, or villas as bribe money to companies owned by the organization leader or to third parties he directed.
The indictment states that Yılmaz had a close relationship with organization leaders Fatih Keleş, Murat Ongun, Adem Soytekin, and Ertan Yıldız, and that he personally carried out the process of purchasing the building known as the "Money Towers," which is the CHP's Istanbul Provincial Headquarters, despite having no official affiliation, duty, or organic connection with the political party, under the orders and instructions of the organization leader, and that he transferred payments made in return for jobs obtained from Ağaç AŞ, a subsidiary of İBB, to companies belonging to the organized crime group, i.e., the "system."
CLAIM THAT "SUSPECT EMRAH BAĞDATLI IS ONGUN'S CLOSEST PERSON"
The indictment states that suspect Emrah Bağdatlı, who is in the position of "member with special qualifications," is the closest person to organization leader Murat Ongun and supported the management of İBB's subsidiaries Medya AŞ and Kültür AŞ, and that he was close enough to İmamoğlu to have his wedding officiated by him, despite having no official ties to the municipality, and that irregular tenders were awarded to firms he owned or was an unofficial partner of.
The indictment notes that Bağdatlı, in coordination with organization leader Ongun, determined the individuals and firms to whom tenders would be awarded, conducted bribery negotiations on behalf of Ongun, and provided material benefits to both himself and the organization.
"SUSPECT ÖNER GAVE ORDERS WITH THE POWER PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION LEADER"
The indictment states that suspect Yakup Öner, an İBB Mapping Engineer, despite only serving as an engineer in the Bosphorus Zoning Directorate, used the power and influence provided to him by the organization leader to give orders and instructions to Elçin Karaoğlu, the Bosphorus Zoning Director, and reviewed zoning files.
The indictment describes that Öner personally followed up on the repair, renovation, and licensing processes of historical and luxurious houses/yachts located in Istanbul's Bosphorus region, and that he conducted processes related to zoning or housing for the owners of properties/businesses in that area on behalf of İmamoğlu, providing a significant flow of money to the "system."
The indictment states that suspect Ali Nuhoğlu had a close relationship with organization leader Fatih Keleş, and that he received irregular tenders through his construction companies from İBB's subsidiaries KİPTAŞ AŞ and İSFALT AŞ, and that he obtained financial gains through these tenders from İBB.
It was noted that Nuhoğlu transferred the said funds to a company named Güllüce Tarım, purchased properties with this money, and transferred the properties within his company at a very low price, in a fraudulent manner, to İmamoğlu's İmamoğlu İnşaat.
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In the indictment, it was reported that the suspect Hüseyin Köksal acted together with Ongun, provided support in the management of companies named Medya AŞ and Kültür AŞ, which are subsidiaries of İBB, that tenders were awarded irregularly to companies he owned or had unofficial partnerships with, and that both he and the "system" established by the organization gained financial benefits.
"THE AIM WAS TO REVEAL THE CORRUPTION CYCLE"
In the indictment, it was stated that although some of the organization's leader, managers, or members were public officials, it was understood that there was no direct causal link between the hierarchical structure in the organization and the duties and responsibilities of the suspects in the public sector, and the following determinations were made:
"The suspects aimed to establish their own structures within the public institution they worked for, thereby ensuring their 'internal organization'; therefore, it is necessary to distinguish between the public duties of the suspects involved in the hierarchical chain within the organization, including the organization’s leader, and the 'system' they established.
The most concrete example of this is the public personnel in İBB or its affiliated subsidiaries receiving orders and instructions from organization members who hold managerial or membership positions within the hierarchical chain of the organization but are not public officials. In this context, the aim was to reveal the corruption cycle established not against the individuals performing public duties alongside the suspect Ekrem İmamoğlu in the institution where he carried out his public duty, but against those included in the 'system' established by the leader.
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