13.09.2025 13:51
In the corruption operation conducted against the Bayrampaşa Municipality, 37 out of the 48 individuals for whom detention orders were issued have been taken into custody. It has been revealed that among those detained are Bayrampaşa Mayor Hasan Mutlu and MHP Istanbul Provincial Vice President Yasin Sönmez.
According to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an investigation has been launched against the Bayrampaşa Municipality for the crimes of "embezzlement," "bribery," "qualified fraud," and "interfering with a tender." As part of the investigation, detention orders have been issued for 48 suspects on the grounds of their alleged involvement in the crime.
37 PEOPLE IN CUSTODY Teams from the Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit detained 37 suspects, including Mayor Hasan Mutlu, Deputy Mayors Atilla Özen, Hakan Baş, Lütfi Kadıoğulları, Gündüz Kalkan, and Legal Affairs Director Bilgehan Yağcı, in a simultaneous operation they conducted.
MHP EXECUTIVE ALSO IN CUSTODY According to a report on Halk TV; it was learned that MHP Istanbul Provincial Vice President Yasin Sönmez was also detained following the operation.
Yasin Sönmez (Left), MHP leader Bahçeli (Right). SEARCHES CONDUCTED AT 72 ADDRESSES Teams are continuing their efforts to capture suspects who are not found at their addresses. The suspects, who underwent health checks, were taken to the Istanbul Police Department's headquarters located on Vatan Avenue for processing. Meanwhile, searches are being conducted by the teams at 72 addresses, including the Bayrampaşa Municipality and the business addresses and homes of the suspects.
NAMES OF THOSE WITH DETENTION ORDERS CLARIFIED The names of those with detention orders as part of the investigation are as follows:
Hasan Mutlu, Bilgehan Yağcı, Atilla Özen, Hakan Baş, Lütfi Kadıoğulları, Gündüz Kalkan, Emre Şahin, Mahmut Kılıç, Hakan Sarıkaydın, Çetin Koç, Arzu Doyran, Abdulkadir Çelik, Halil İbrahim İlter, Dilber Sarıtaş, Şener Karaman, Mustafa Büyükbayrak, Emin Sönmez, Kadir Kurt, İlhan Akbayır, Serkan Satılmış, Rıdvan Öztürk, Ahmet Tufan, Fidan Yetim, Ayhan Mutlu, Hacı Subaşı, Mustafa Safa Rüzgaroğlu, Reşat Yangel, Erdem Büyükdere, Rıza Cayuşoğlu, Orhan Kurtbay, Yasin Sönmez, Özer Kurtoğlu, Çağla Konat, Oğulcan Konat, Ersin Bilal, Deniz Uykan, Mustafa Onur Öncü.
9 PEOPLE WANTED Those who have not yet been detained and have arrest warrants are: Özlem Tut, Öztürk Hocaoğlu, Kadri Yetişmiş, Melek Topal, Altan Yangel, Aslan Bulut, Tugay Onur Yetişmiş, Özkan Kanbay. Additionally, it was reported that Dilek Özyurt is out of the city.