16.05.2025 08:40
It has emerged that Kemal Şahin, the Chairman of Şahinler Holding, was arrested in the corruption investigation initiated against the CHP-led Büyükçekmece Municipality. To conceal his arrest, Şahin shared videos on his social media account showing that he was in Egypt. It was also determined that he kept his arrest hidden from those close to him.
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It has emerged that Kemal Şahin, the Chairman of the Board of Şahinler Holding, was arrested on May 8 as part of the corruption investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the Büyükçekmece Municipality.
THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE HAD REQUESTED DOCUMENTS FROM THE BÜYÜKÇEKMECE MUNICIPALITY
As part of the investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was requested that the Büyükçekmece Municipality prepare and submit to the police a list of all projects for which construction permits were granted in the district between January 1, 2015, and May 7, 2025, along with information on the firms or individuals who carried out the projects, which projects received occupancy permits, and details of the constructions that were carried out.
HE TRIED TO HIDE HIS ARREST
According to a report on Ekol TV, businessman Kemal Şahin, who was arrested in this operation, told those close to him that he was abroad to conceal his arrest.
SHARE POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING 'I AM IN EGYPT'
Kemal Şahin wrote in his social media posts that he was in Egypt and shared images that he claimed were from this program.
It appears that a video published two days ago on Kemal Şahin's Instagram account was shared with the message, "We are presenting you with images from our visit to our company 'Şahinler Egypt', the last stop of our Egypt program!"
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