26.04.2025 12:51
In the second wave of operations targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), detention orders were issued for 53 individuals. The number of those detained has risen to 50, including İSKİ General Manager Şafak Başa, Gözde Ongun, the wife of Murat Ongun, and Cevat Kaya, the brother of Ekrem İmamoğlu. Additionally, Can Akın Çağlar, the retired İBB Secretary General who was detained and later released during the operation on March 19, has also been taken into custody. The first reaction to this operation came from İmamoğlu.
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The investigation into the corruption allegations against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) and its suspended detained president Ekrem İmamoğlu is ongoing.
As part of the investigation, detention orders were issued for 53 suspects. Among the suspects, 50, including İSKİ General Manager Şafak Başa and IMM Deputy Secretary General Arif Gürkan Alpay, were detained, while it was learned that efforts to capture 3 suspects are still ongoing.
NOTABLE NAMES
As part of the operation against IMM, Istanbul Water and Sewerage Director Şafak Başa and IMM Deputy Secretary General Arif Gürkan Alpay were detained in operations carried out at their homes in the morning hours.
Additionally, it was learned that among those detained were IMM Deputy Secretary General Ramazan Gültekin, Deputy Secretary General responsible for the Zabıta (Municipal Police) Murat Yazıcı, IMM Technology Group President Erol Özgüner, former Cemetery Affairs Department Head Ayhan Koç, former Zabıta Department Head Engin Ulusoy, and Ekrem İmamoğlu's Chief of Staff Kadriye Kasapoğlu.
Among those detained are Gözdem Ongun, the wife of detained IMM Media AŞ Board Chairman Murat Ongun, and retired IMM Secretary General Can Akın Çağlar, who was detained and later released during the March 19 operation.
Furthermore, Ekrem İmamoğlu's wife Dilek Kaya İmamoğlu's brother Cevdet Kaya was also detained.
FIRST REACTION FROM İMAMOĞLU
The first reaction to the detentions came from Ekrem İmamoğlu. The post made from İmamoğlu's X account is as follows:
"What happened? Couldn't you fill your empty file? Did you fall into the trap of those who told you 'the big one is the turban, the tail of the calf'? Were you deceived again?
My dear nation;
Today, many of my colleagues, IMM and İSKİ executives were detained in yet another dawn raid. A handful of greedy people have set out to fill empty files with lies and slander, disregarding the people's money, deeds, diplomas, dignity, and future.
While 16 million Istanbulites try to live with the anxiety of earthquakes in their hearts, their concern is to plunder the blessings of Istanbul and the country.
May God protect this noble nation from their wrath.
Valuable citizens;
In these circumstances, there is no peace, no security, no abundance for our country and our nation.
Know that our detained friends are the guardians of Istanbul who fight against illegal structures, protect Istanbul from rent-seeking, and work day and night to prepare our city for a possible major earthquake. These patriotic people have opened lawsuits to stop the treason project of Kanal İstanbul and have issued demolition orders for unlicensed constructions.
Those who have turned the judiciary into an apparatus continue to betray the nation with new operations, darkening their eyes to remove the obstacles in front of whoever they have sold Kanal İstanbul.
No matter what they do, it is in vain. I have said it openly, but they did not understand. Let me remind you once again: "You think you can reduce us one by one, but we are growing by millions!"
It should be clearly known that I will defend all my road companions to the end in this process. No one will be left behind. These days will pass. This nation will eventually send those who have made injustice and lawlessness their method back to their homes.
My dear nation;
I invite you, the valuable leaders of our political parties, the members of the high judiciary, and everyone to take responsibility and to fight together against those who are corrupting our state.
Our nation is great."
The other names detained are as follows:
- Ali Rıza Akyüz – Deputy Mayor of Bakırköy
- Turan Aydoğan – Former CHP Istanbul MP (2018–2023)
- Şafak Başa – İSKİ General Manager
- Zeynep Ayten Gözde Ongun – Wife of Murat Ongun
- Elçin Karaoğlu – IMM Bosphorus Planning Director
- Turgut Tuncay Önübilgin – Former IMM Secretary General
- Murat Yazıcı – Former IMM Secretary General
- Mehmet Çakılcıoğlu – Former IMM Secretary General
- Arif Gürkan Alpay – IMM Deputy Secretary General
- Fatih Özçelik – IMM Real Estate Management Deputy Chairman
- Begüm Çelikdelen – İSKİ Deputy General Manager
- Ramazan Gülten – Acting IMM Deputy Secretary General
- Hakan Aplak – IMM European Side Zabıta Director
- Nazan Başelli – IMM Anatolian Side Zabıta Director
- Onur Soytürk – Former General Manager of Istanbul Construction Joint Stock Company
- Engin Ulusoy – Former IMM Zabıta Department Head
- Murat Sevil – Former IMM Financial Services Department Head
- Nurten Uğursoy – IMM Writing and Decisions Department Head
- Serap Öbekci – IMM Studies and Projects Department Head
- İhsan Yılmaz – IMM Studies and Projects Department Head
- Ali Akyüce – Former IMM Real Estate Management Department Head
- Adem Şanlısoy – İSKİ Environmental Inspection Department Head
- Naim Erol Özgüner – Former IMM Information Technology Department Head
- Kadriye Kasapoğlu – İmamoğlu's Chief of Staff
- Melih Geçek – Former Board Member of İSBAK
- Erdinç Çolak – GMY of Culture A.Ş.
- Onur Aldı – GMY of Culture A.Ş.
- Hakan Karaköse – Assistant Advertising Director of Culture A.Ş.
- Yakup Üner – Consultant – IMM Engineer
- Hülya Kırlıkova – Employee of Culture A.Ş.
- Yeşim Özay – Employee of Culture A.Ş.
- Oya Özman – Employee of Culture A.Ş.
- Mustafa Kemal Özgençiz – Employee of Culture A.Ş.
- Onur Can Tekbaş – Employee of Culture A.Ş.
- Faik Özberk – Employee of Culture A.Ş.
- Gökhan Köseoğlu – Advertising Chief of Culture A.Ş.
- Metin Bal – Advertising Chief of Culture A.Ş.
- Songül Car – Expert at İSPER
- Fikret Şimşek – Businessman
- Yılmaz Şimşek – Businessman
- Dursun Balcıoğlu – Businessman
- Rasim Kaya – Businessman
- Mete Mağden – Businessman
- Meral Çakır – Financial Consultant
- Cevat Kaya – Brother of Dilek İmamoğlu
- Mehmet Şahin – Real Estate Consultant
- Çağlar Türkmen – Security
- Can Akın Çağlar – Retired IMM Secretary General
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