05.11.2025 18:07
The indictment prepared regarding the "Aziz İhsan Aktaş Profit-Oriented Criminal Organization" investigation has been accepted by the Istanbul 1st High Criminal Court for 200 suspects, 40 of whom are detained. In the case, mayors who have been suspended from their duties, including Rıza Akpolat, Utku Caner Çaykara, Ahmet Özer, Zeydan Karalar, Abdurrahman Tutdere, Oya Tekin, and Kadir Ayda, will also be prosecuted.
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It was claimed that a criminal organization, allegedly led by Aziz İhsan Aktaş, organized tender processes by giving "bribes" to mayors from the CHP. The investigation into this organization was completed in recent weeks. The indictment against Aziz İhsan Aktaş, which includes 200 defendants, among whom are 7 mayors from the CHP who were suspended from their duties, has been accepted.
In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the 'Aziz İhsan Aktaş Organized Crime Group', an indictment was prepared against 200 suspects, 40 of whom are detained, for the crimes of 'Establishing and Managing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing Crimes', 'Being a Member of a Criminal Organization', 'Assisting the Organization Without Being a Member', 'Interfering with the Tender', 'Interfering with the Performance of the Obligation', 'Forgery in Official Documents', 'Forgery in Private Documents', 'Receiving Bribes', 'Giving Bribes', 'Facilitating the Provision of Bribes', 'Fraud to the Detriment of Public Institutions and Organizations', 'Money Laundering of Assets Arising from Crime', 'Unjust Enrichment', and 'Issuing False Invoices'.
INDICTMENT ACCEPTED
The indictment requests a total of up to 704 years in prison for Aziz İhsan Aktaş for 9 different crimes, while up to 415 years for the suspended Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, up to 18 years for Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara, and up to 9 years for Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer. Additionally, up to 12 years in prison is requested for the suspended suspects Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar, Adıyaman Metropolitan Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere, Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin, and Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Ayda.
The indictment was accepted by the Istanbul 1st Heavy Criminal Court. The date of the first hearing related to the case will be announced in the coming days.
100 MILLION LIRA BRIBE
The indictment claims that Aktaş distributed bribes amounting to 100 million lira in the Beşiktaş Municipality. In the statements of secret witnesses named Yaprak and XYZ49QP, it was alleged that suspect Aktaş participated in tenders through companies he established via his relatives, and that he was in contact with municipalities such as Beşiktaş, Avcılar, Esenyurt, as well as institutions like İGDAŞ, İETT, and İSFALT, and that many tenders were organized as "delivered to address".
Additionally, the indictment revealed that the fuel for vehicles rented by the municipalities was also supplied by gas stations established by the gang.
AZİZ İHSAN AKTAŞ RELEASED
Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who is the main suspect in the investigation where a prison sentence of 450 years is sought for crimes ranging from bribery to forgery, fraud, and money laundering, has been released as he benefited from effective remorse and became a whistleblower, and his house arrest was later lifted.
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