27.06.2026 15:50
In the corruption investigation into the Şile Municipality, the statements of two suspects who benefited from effective remorse brought claims of 'a scam within a scam' to the case file. The statements alleged that 4 million TL received from a company for the festival tender was shown as 3 million TL to the mayor, and the remaining 1 million TL may have been split as 500,000 TL each between two individuals.
The curtain was lifted on the bribery and corruption investigation launched by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the CHP-affiliated Şile Municipality. The statements given to the prosecutor by Private Secretary Oğuz Kaçmaz and Cultural Coordinator Furkan Yapıcı, who sought to benefit from the 'effective remorse' law, revealed new evidence.
It was alleged that through a system established by individuals sent to Şile from the team of İBB Media A.Ş. Chairman Murat Ongun, millions were taken from concert tenders, blackmail was used for zoning permits for 19-villa projects, and tariffs were set for hotel licenses and billboards. It was claimed that the millions of lira in black money collected were distributed to municipal council members under the guise of 'salaries,' spent on the mayor's official vehicle, and used to purchase luxury cars for supporters.
STRIKING ALLEGATIONS FROM 2 CONFESSORS
Statement records included in the investigation file conducted by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terrorism and Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau revealed new details. Şile Mayor Özgür Kabadayı's 'fully authorized' Private Secretary Oğuz Kaçmaz and Coordinator Furkan Yapıcı, who were detained as part of the investigation, became confessors.
According to the statement of confessor Furkan Yapıcı, Oğuz Kaçmaz, sent to Şile from the İBB Directorate of Muhtarlıklar Affairs after the election, was effectively declared a 'Shadow President' by the Mayor. The other key figure in the system was Ferhat Domurcuk, who frequently stated that he was sent to Şile by Murat Ongun. It was alleged that Oğuz Kaçmaz and Ferhat Domurcuk took control of all municipal tenders and cash flow.
"THEY DEMANDED 4 MILLION TL IN CASH AND 3 IPHONES"
It was claimed that the municipality's flower tender was directly awarded to a company in Ümraniye in which Private Secretary Oğuz Kaçmaz was a 30% secret partner. It was alleged that the Mayor was aware of the situation but 'did not want to appear to know.'
According to the allegation; Ferhat Domurcuk, claiming to be from İBB, awarded a 7 million lira printing job to a company without a tender and stormed the office of Culture Director Elif, who refused to sign the documents. In the statements, it was detailed how the network collected millions from mining companies under the guise of 'sponsorship,' including 1.5 million TL from Şile Beton, 500 thousand TL from Soft Şile for occupancy permits, 500 thousand TL from Tranquila Hotel for an operating license, and 750 thousand TL from Ramada Hotel for billboard extortion.
According to allegations in the statements; before the tender for the 34th International Şile Cloth Festival concert was even held, a secret meeting took place in Kartal with the owner of the company 'Koşan Adam.' An agreement was reached based on a list where Mayor Kabadayı personally requested Sıla, his brother requested Melek Mosso, and Kaçmaz requested Erdal Erzincan. It was claimed that in return for the tender, where other companies were made to appear as if they had also bid on paper, the company was asked for exactly 4 million TL in cash and 3 iPhone 15 Pro Max mobile phones.
ALLEGATION OF A SCAM WITHIN A SCAM
According to Furkan Yapıcı's allegations, Özgür Kabadayı knew the bribe amount as 3 million TL, while Private Secretary Oğuz Kaçmaz and Ferhat Domurcuk took 4 million TL from the company and secretly divided 500 thousand TL each among themselves. Yapıcı said the money was delivered in bags as payments were made.
THREAT: "IF YOU DON'T PAY, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DO BUSINESS"
One of the most striking allegations in the file involved a 19-villa construction project belonging to the Kakşa family. It was claimed that 3 million TL in cash and 2 iPhone 16 Pro Max were demanded from businesspeople in exchange for deliberately blocking zoning matters and issuing a permit for the project. It was alleged that the 3 million TL was delivered in front of a cafe in Çekmeköy under the threat, "Pay the money, or you won't be able to do business in Şile again."
ALLEGATION: "BODY LANGUAGE USED TO AVOID RISK OF BEING LISTENED TO"
When businesspeople's issues were not resolved and they demanded their money back, it was alleged that Kabadayı, to avoid being caught by room listening devices, wrote the question "How much did you give?" on paper instead of speaking, and the businessman confirmed the 3 million TL bribe by making a '3' sign with his hand.
It was claimed that the bribes were used to buy loyalty and maintain a luxurious lifestyle. According to Private Secretary Oğuz Kaçmaz's allegations; on Kabadayı's instruction, 'salaries' in envelopes were distributed to 7 municipal council members from the bribe pool for two months. It was claimed that 10 thousand dollars was taken in cash together with zoning advisor Durmuş Gümüş, and when the envelope containing a 1 million TL bribe from an individual named Serbülent Danış was opened, Kabadayı put 100 thousand TL of it in his pocket for his official vehicle expenses, as reflected in the records.
It was determined that Kabadayı's childhood friend Çağlar Ersoy, appointed head of the municipal affiliate Mercan Köşk, was given 600 thousand TL in cash to buy a car for his wife, and cash was sent in an envelope to a council member who was also a sports academy coordinator for 'divorce expenses.'
It was learned that the investigation escalated when the bribery crisis in Şile blew up after another team called 'Tuncay Tolga' came to the municipality and demanded bribes a second time from the same businesspeople, leading to public outcry and the prosecutor's office stepping in. It was alleged that the suspects, including the mayor, planned to convert the bribe money they obtained into foreign currency and flee to their hometowns.