20.03.2025 18:22
The details of the investigation conducted regarding the claim that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's bachelor's degree is fake have emerged. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had written to Istanbul University twice requesting an examination report.
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Reports have been made to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the alleged forgery of the diploma of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Following the findings in the report prepared by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) regarding the forgery of İmamoğlu's diploma, an investigation was initiated. Within the scope of the investigation, İmamoğlu gave a statement as a 'suspect' for the crime of 'forgery of official documents.' Additionally, after the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent letters to the Istanbul University Rectorship twice, Istanbul University announced that the diplomas of 28 individuals, including İmamoğlu, were canceled on the grounds of 'absence' and 'clear error.'
'IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT WHICH STAGE AND BY WHICH AUTHORITY THE QUOTA WAS INCREASED' Details of the examination report prepared regarding the incident have emerged. The report states that it was decided for 55 students to transfer laterally for the horizontal transitions made in 1990, and that the matter was presented to the rectorship. It was noted that 'In the announcement dated 1990, there is a total quota of 60 students in the Turkish and English programs of the Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration. It has not been determined at which stage and by which authority the quota was increased. It has been observed that this number was increased to 80 students by the university's board of directors without considering the deadline for applications. Some suspicious transactions have been identified in the decisions of the Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration regarding lateral transfer procedures,' it was stated.
'SOME STUDENTS, INCLUDING İMAMOĞLU, WERE RECORDED AS STUDENTS OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY IN THE STUDENT REGISTER IN A MISLEADING MANNER WHILE THEIR LATERAL TRANSFER RECORDS WERE MADE' The report stated that there was no data indicating that the lateral transfer procedures for students were conducted based on success rankings, and it was noted that 'According to the regulation, there should be no failing grades; however, despite some students having an F grade in their transcripts, their registrations were made. Although only Eastern Mediterranean University is recognized by YÖK among the educational institutions established in TRNC, all lateral transfer requests from all institutions were evaluated by the Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration in the lateral transfers made in 1990. While the lateral transfer records of some students, including İmamoğlu, were being made, they were misleadingly registered as students of Eastern Mediterranean University in the student register. The student affairs management did not act with sufficient diligence regarding the compliance of the registrations with the rules,' it was stated.
'IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT STUDENTS' LATERAL TRANSFER REQUESTS WERE ACCEPTED IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE QUOTA RESTRICTION' The report also stated that it is possible for a maximum of 3 students to be allocated from a 10-student quota for those applying for lateral transfer from abroad, and it was noted that 'Increasing this number by the decision of the faculty's board of directors is unlawful. It has been determined that students' lateral transfer requests were accepted in violation of the regulations contrary to the quota restriction. It has been determined that some students who applied for lateral transfer to the English Business program in 1990 did not meet the condition of having passed all exams at their current institution, yet their applications were accepted. While investigating lateral transfers to the English Business program in 1990, it was observed that there were similar lateral transfer admissions in the student registers between 1987-1992. It would be appropriate to conduct transactions by researching the equivalencies of the educational institutions from which all students transferring to the Faculty of Business Administration came,' it was stated.
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