21.03.2025 17:11
In the investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), it has been determined that 22-year-old Furkan Remzi Ceylan, who previously worked as an electrician at the company of Ali Nuhoğlu—known as İmamoğlu's right-hand man—was the chairman of the board at İstcon İnşaat in 2023. It has also been revealed that Ceylan, who was taken into custody, received a tender worth 3 billion lira from İBB.
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Two separate investigations into terrorism and organized crimes related to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) have led to the detention of key suspects, including IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu, who began giving a statement to the police. The dirty wheel of irregular tenders was revealed by the MASAK report. It has come to light that suspect Ali Nuhoğlu's workplace had previously employed 22-year-old suspect Furkan Remzi Ceylan as an "electrician," who later became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of İstcon Construction Investment Industry and Trade Inc., and that he received a tender worth 3 billion liras from IMM.
CORRUPTION AND TERROR OPERATION AGAINST IMM
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting two separate investigations into terrorism and organized crimes related to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) in a multifaceted manner. Investigations are ongoing against IMM President İmamoğlu and 99 suspects for crimes including "being a manager of a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "bribery," "qualified fraud," "illegally obtaining personal data," and "interfering with a tender." Additionally, investigations have been initiated against 7 suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, IMM Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, and Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, for "aiding the PKK/KCK terrorist organization."
FROM ELECTRICIAN TO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Teams from the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit of the Istanbul Police Department determined in their examination of the MASAK reports prepared as part of the investigation that 22-year-old Furkan Remzi Ceylan, who was previously employed as an electrician at Nuhoğlu's company in 2021, became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of İstcon Construction Investment Industry and Trade Inc. in 2023.
RECEIVED A 3 BILLION LIRA TENDER FROM IMM
The tender wheel involving IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu and suspect Ali Nuhoğlu, known as "İmamoğlu's black box," has been deciphered. It was determined that Furkan Remzi Ceylan, who previously worked as an "electrician" at Nuhoğlu's company and later became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of İstcon Construction Investment Industry and Trade Inc., received a tender worth 3 billion liras from IMM. The Financial Crimes Police, who traced the money, found that the amount was transferred to Nuhoğlu's own company, one of the most critical figures in the investigation.
TENDER COINCIDING WITH THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF 3 SUPER LUXURY VILLAS
During the ongoing investigations, it was determined that the transferred funds were withdrawn in cash from the bank by Furkan Remzi Ceylan and Nuhoğlu's driver M.G. under a power of attorney given by Nuhoğlu, and were converted into foreign currency and placed in a bag. The fact that the tender amount converted into dollars at the bank changed hands among the same individuals coincides with the date when IMM President İmamoğlu took over 3 super luxury villas worth approximately 1.5 billion TL (50 million dollars) from Ali Nuhoğlu in Sarıyer Emirgan.
WILL ALSO GIVE A STATEMENT AT TEM
While the police continue their examinations of the MASAK report, the statement procedures of 90 suspects, including İmamoğlu, who were detained in the corruption and terrorism investigations against IMM, are ongoing. It has been learned that IMM President İmamoğlu began giving a statement to the police around 3:00 PM today. After completing his statements regarding irregular tenders to the Financial Crimes Police, he will also give a statement at the Counter-Terrorism Branch. There are two different cases against IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu. As of this hour, İmamoğlu is giving a statement at the Financial Crimes Unit regarding the first of these cases.
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