İmamoğlu will give a statement in the 'fake diploma' investigation.

21.04.2025 11:23

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has summoned 28 individuals whose diplomas were revoked as part of the investigation into 'fake diplomas' initiated against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

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İstanbul University had decided to revoke the diplomas of 28 individuals, including Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, as part of the 'fake diploma' investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the irregularity of İmamoğlu's bachelor's degree.

A LIST CONTAINING THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PREPARED

A list containing the information of students who graduated alongside İmamoğlu has been prepared. The 28 individuals whose diplomas were revoked by Istanbul University have been summoned to give statements as part of the investigation.

NAMES OF THOSE WHOSE DIPLOMAS HAVE BEEN REVOKED

• M. Kerem Erman (He serves as the Deputy General Manager of Commercial Vehicles at Otokar Automotive and Defense Industry Inc.)



• S. Sedat Köşetaş



• Hayri Kaan Başol



• Fatih Şabaz



• Alkan Cevat Negiş



• Salih Buğra



• Mehmet Timuçin Tecmen (Member of the Board at Turcas/Shell)



• Ekrem İmamoğlu



• Pembegül Besen



• Prof. Dr. Aylin Ataay Saybaşılı (She serves as the Head of the Business Department at Galatasaray University.)



• İ. Doğan Yıldırım



• Sinan E. Erdil



• Esra Cansu



• Melikgâh Özcan



• Yeşim Özşahin



• Türker Yüksel



• Yonca Erişik



• Hüseyin Kaplan



• Hakan Ulaşan



• Cem Diler



• İrem Kaptan



• Batuhan Tungay



• Mehmet Hanedar



• Hakkı Mutoğlu



• Orhan Kuray



• Kenan Külünkçi



• Ahmet Kaya



• Cengiz Sılaoğlu

DIPLOMA INVESTIGATION

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had launched an investigation for the crime of "forgery in official documents" based on reports of İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's bachelor's degree being fake and findings in the report prepared by the Higher Education Council regarding the falsity of his diploma.

İmamoğlu had given a statement to the prosecutor's office as part of the investigation.

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, in a letter sent to Istanbul University regarding the investigation opened against İmamoğlu for the allegation that his university diploma is fake, requested that the necessary actions be taken as soon as possible to ensure that the transactions to be established based on İmamoğlu's diploma are not contrary to the law.

In a subsequent statement made by Istanbul University, it was noted that the diplomas of 28 individuals, including IMM Mayor İmamoğlu, were revoked on the grounds of "absence" and "clear error."