14.05.2025 20:30
In the corruption investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), Adem Soytekin, the owner of Asoy İnşaat, who was arrested, claimed that a group had made high profits by selling the houses they purchased in the initial sales of public partnership housing and urban transformation projects multiple times; that they had undervalued the transfer price, and that they had not paid transfer fees and taxes. Soytekin also alleged that he had been threatened by these individuals.
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In the ongoing corruption investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his position as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) after his arrest, charges include "being a leader of a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "bribery," "qualified fraud," "illegally obtaining personal data," and "interfering with a tender."
"THE LOSS AND THE ILLEGAL GAIN IN QUESTION REACHES A FIGURE ABOVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS" Adem Soytekin, the owner of Asoy İnşaat, which was arrested as part of the investigation and alleged to have a 'secret fund,' made a statement through his lawyer. Soytekin noted: "I would like to address a topic that I have been struggling with for a long time during this period when our Minister is fighting against the informal economy. I would like to draw the attention of our Minister to the fact that the loss and illegal gain in question reaches a figure above billions of dollars. This statement is not an exaggeration; it is a fact supported by concrete examples. For instance, in social housing, luxury housing, or urban transformation projects carried out by institutions such as TOKİ, Emlak Konut, and Kiptaş, the individuals who purchase the apartments first sell them multiple times through the method of contract transfer, making a profit during the process from the initial sales to the project's delivery time.
Ekrem İmamoğlu and Adem Soytekin The transfer transactions I will describe are real events based on notarized documents that I have personally experienced. They are not hearsay or rumors. For example, in the Kiptaş Yeşilpınar Housing Urban Transformation Project, the sale price of a 2+1 apartment measuring 96 square meters that was sold in 2021 was 1 million 600 thousand lira. The same apartment changed hands again in 2023 through a transfer transaction. The transfer price was officially shown as 1 million 600 thousand lira again. However, the market value of the apartment at that time had reached 8 million 500 thousand lira. This is where the actual loss and illegal gain begin. The person transferring the apartment officially received only 1 million 600 thousand lira. The remaining 6 million 900 thousand lira, which they earned as profit, was collected either in cash or through a third account, thus evading taxes. This led to a loss of income tax and the money going underground."
"I WAS THREATENED, I WAS BLACKMAILED" Soytekin stated in his announcement that as a result of this transaction, 6 million 900 thousand lira in income tax could not be collected, the 2% transfer fee was not taken, and the 4% title deed fee was not paid. Soytekin provided the following information: "This is just an example given based on the first transfer of one apartment. It is also recorded that the same apartment was transferred for the 2nd and even 3rd time. So what happened when we opposed this practice and said, 'Show the sales at their real value'? I was threatened. I was blackmailed. Systematic disinformation campaigns were launched on social media. These attacks are still ongoing. Moreover, they are currently going to the prosecutor's office to testify through the IMM file that is on the public agenda and openly sharing this on their social media accounts.
MENTIONED 4 NAMES So, who are these people? They are individuals who have no official ties to our company, known in the sector as the 'Başakşehir Group,' claiming to be unofficially authorized by some buyers to whom we made our first sale. When we investigated these individuals, an organized team structure emerged. In fact, it is clear that in this system, many individuals who purchase the apartments are only using names and accounts, and the purpose is not to acquire housing but to achieve high profits in the short term through transfers.
The method in question is applied in the same way in many institutions' projects, such as Emlak Konut, TOKİ, and Kiptaş. The individuals who established and manage this system are as follows: Particularly, there are multiple fraud cases against Tolga Gül, Ulaş Yılmaz, Yıldırım Deliler, and Müge Deliler. I also have a criminal complaint against these individuals. Additionally, these individuals have stormed the Kiptaş headquarters in large numbers, causing damage to the institution. This situation is clearly stated in the criminal complaint made by Kiptaş.
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