27.10.2025 21:50
In the investigation regarding the alleged "criminal organization for profit" established by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) President Ekrem İmamoğlu, 6 out of 15 individuals who were detained on the grounds of leaking personal data and location information of 4.7 million users through the "Istanbul Senin" application to two countries have been arrested, while 9 others have been released under judicial control.
The investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the allegation that the personal data and location information of 4.7 million users were leaked to two different countries through the "Istanbul is Yours" application is ongoing. In this context, the procedures of 15 suspects who were detained have been completed at the police station. After health checks, the suspects were transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan.
6 PEOPLE ARRESTED
6 suspects, who gave statements at the prosecutor's office and were identified as managers in the programs with connections to the organization leaders and were found to be involved in the processing and sending of the data, were referred to the peace criminal court with a request for arrest. The prosecutor's office requested judicial control measures for 9 suspects.
The court decided to arrest 6 individuals and to release 9 individuals under judicial control.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was noted that within the scope of the investigation into the activities and actions of the alleged organized crime group led by Ekrem İmamoğlu, it was determined that the personal data and location information of 4.7 million users were leaked to two different foreign countries through the mentioned application, and that the personal data and location information of these users were put up for sale on the "dark web." It was also recorded that in the sub-application named "IBB Hanem," which is part of the same application, the ballot data of 11 million citizens were processed and leaked outside the program.
Regarding these findings, a total of 15 suspects were reported, including 13 suspects who were identified as managers in 6 different companies, including İBB affiliated companies, and had connections with the mentioned organization leaders, as well as 2 suspects who were found to have participated in the issuance of fake invoices for the companies of the fugitive organization leader Murat Gülibrahimoğlu. They were charged with "illegally obtaining personal data," "violating tax procedural law," and "being a member of an organized crime group led by Ekrem İmamoğlu," and it was stated that all suspects had been captured.
The identities of some of the detained suspects are as follows: "Ismet Koyun, Chairman of the Board of Kobil Technology Inc., Abdullah Uygun, software development specialist at Kobil Mycity Platform Technology Inc., Ayhan Güvenli, software manager at Kobil Technology Inc., Adem Ok, Iraz Bayrak, İdris Yıldırım, Mehmet Çağlar Kuru, Emrah Yüksel, Hüsnücan Şen, Elif Yıldız Kızılca, Esra Huri Bulduk, Nuri Cem Ceylan, Şehide Zehra Keleş Yüksel."