20.03.2025 19:30
In the corruption and terrorism operation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), the confidential witness whose testimony was sought pointed to İmamoğlu's press advisor Murat Ongun and his assistant Emrah Bağdatlı. The confidential witness stated, "There are journalists who are continuously financed by Murat Ongun. Emrah is the one who delivers the money to these journalists." The confidential witness shared the names of the mentioned journalists one by one.
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The terrorist operation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) created a shockwave. In the operation, IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Chairman of the Board of IMM's subsidiary Media Inc., and İmamoğlu's press advisor Murat Ongun were also detained.
CONFIDENTIAL WITNESS: THERE ARE JOURNALISTS CONSTANTLY FINANCED BY MURAT ONGUN
As part of the operation, a confidential witness's testimony was sought. The confidential witness pointed to Murat Ongun, whose assets were seized, and his assistant Emrah Bağdatlı. The confidential witness stated that there are journalists financed by Murat Ongun.
"THEY GRANTED A LICENSE FOR CAFER MAHIROĞLU'S VILLA BY THE BOSPHORUS"
The confidential witness, who shared the names of the journalists, used the following statements: "There are journalists who are constantly financed by Murat Ongun. Emrah delivers the money to these journalists. He finances individuals and institutions such as Bahar Feyzan, İsmail Saymaz, Yavuz Oğan, Nevşin Mengü, Ruşen Çakır, Batuhan Çolak, Barış Pehlivan, Oda TV, Soner Yalçın, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Nagehan Alçı, and Şaban Sevinç. He is also close to the owner of Halk TV, Cafer Mahiroğlu. He provides financing to Halk TV. In fact, they even granted a license for the building that Cafer Mahiroğlu constructed by the Bosphorus."
CORRUPTION AND TERROR OPERATION AGAINST IMM
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated investigations against IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu and 99 suspects for crimes such as "being a leader of a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "bribery," "qualified fraud," "illegally obtaining personal data," and "interfering with a tender." Investigations are ongoing against İmamoğlu, IMM Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, and 7 other suspects, including Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, for the crime of "aiding the PKK/KCK terrorist organization."
87 PEOPLE DETAINED
Following the detention orders, security forces took action, detaining 84 suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, IMM Advisor Murat Ongun, Beylikdüzü Mayor Murat Çalık, Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, and singer Ercan Saatçi. During the ongoing operations, 3 more suspects with detention orders were captured. The detained suspects are being processed at the Istanbul Police Department's Vatan Campus. Efforts to capture 19 suspects are also continuing.
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