The İBB administration rejected the Court of Accounts' claims that 1,137 vehicles are missing from the municipality.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) reported that the difference of 1137 vehicles mentioned in the Court of Accounts' 2023 IMM report did not arise from lost vehicles as claimed, but was the result of a mismatch due to systemic deficiencies.

IMM: VEHICLES ARE BEING MONITORED

In a written statement made by IMM regarding the finding in the Court of Accounts' 2023 IMM audit report that 1137 vehicles in the municipality were not in the system, it was stated that all official, rented, protocol, and tender vehicles within IMM are monitored through the Vehicle Management System (VMS) software, and the fuel needs of the vehicles are also monitored in real-time with the Stawiz Fuel Tracking Program.

COURT OF ACCOUNTS: THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF 1137 VEHICLES

In the audit report of the Court of Accounts, it was emphasized that some vehicles within IMM were not registered in the VMS and that the vehicle inventory did not reflect the actual situation. The following was recorded in the statement: According to the findings, 642 vehicles were procured through service procurement tenders but were not reported to the Support Services Directorate. Although 495 vehicles were registered in the VMS, they were not included in the lists sent by the relevant directorates. It was stated that there was a total difference of 1137 vehicles between the two lists. IMM conducted a detailed study in response to this finding of the Court of Accounts. Due to the notification deficiencies of the directorates, 642 vehicles that were not registered in the VMS were added to the system after the relevant processes. The 495 vehicles that were in the VMS but not listed by the directorates were removed from the system as a result of the inspections, and updates were completed.

IMM: 1137 VEHICLES ARE NOT LOST

In the statement, it was expressed that all units were requested to share vehicle information regularly and that periodic checks of the VMS records were ensured. It was stated, "It has been revealed that the difference of 1137 vehicles mentioned in the Court of Accounts report did not arise from lost vehicles as claimed, but was the result of a mismatch due to systemic deficiencies. With the work carried out, all vehicles have been registered and made compatible with the system. From now on, efforts conducted through the VMS and the Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) will continue uninterrupted to ensure that the vehicle inventory is managed completely and transparently."