21.10.2025 23:22
In the "corruption" investigation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), over 200 individuals, including İBB employees, have been summoned for questioning. Among those called for questioning are the former Head of the İBB Transportation Department and the Mayor of Hopa, Utku Cihan, as well as Hamdi Akın, the Chairman of Akfen Holding, and Vedat Aşcı, the Chairman of Astaş Holding.
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According to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the investigation into the suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his position as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) after his arrest, continues regarding the charges of 'being a leader of a criminal organization', 'being a member of a criminal organization', 'bribery', 'corruption', 'qualified fraud', 'illegally obtaining personal data', and 'interfering with a tender'.
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR TESTIMONY The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has summoned more than 200 people, including managers of IMM subsidiaries, civil servants, IMM employees, and bureaucrats, to provide testimony at the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit.
HOPA MAYOR CIHAN IS AMONG THEM It has been reported that among those summoned for testimony is Hopa Mayor Utku Cihan. Cihan, who was appointed as the Director of Transportation Planning at IMM in 2019, was later appointed as the Acting Director of Public Transportation Services and took office as the Head of the Transportation Department in 2020.
Hopa Mayor Utku Cihan CHAIRS OF AKFEN AND ASTAŞ HOLDINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN SUMMONED FOR TESTIMONY Additionally, it has been learned that Akfen Holding Chairman Hamdi Akın and Astaş Holding Chairman and founder of Astaş Real Estate, Vedat Aşcı, have also been summoned to the courthouse to provide testimony regarding their actions and dealings at IMM.
Vedat Aşcı (Left) and Hamdi Akın (Right) Source: AA / DHA
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