23.03.2025 16:30
In the "corruption" investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested, has been released in the "terror" investigation. Three suspects, including Şişli Mayor Resul Emre Şahan, have been arrested on terrorism charges. Here are the names of those who were arrested and released in the two investigations...
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The 10th Criminal Court of Peace in Istanbul decided to arrest Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, Reform Institute Director Mehmet Ali Çalışkan, and Şişli Mayor Resul Emre Şahan on the grounds that there is a "high likelihood of escape and hiding" regarding the charge of "aiding a terrorist organization."
In the corruption investigation against IMM, a decision was made to arrest 48 people, including IMM President İmamoğlu; while 41 suspects were released under judicial control and a travel ban. In the 'City Consensus' investigation, the prosecutor's request for the arrest of İmamoğlu was rejected.
3 PEOPLE ARRESTED IN TERRORISM INVESTIGATION Deputy Secretary General of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mahir Polat, Reform Institute Director Mehmet Ali Çalışkan, and Şişli Mayor Resul Emre Şahan, who were detained by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on charges of "aiding a terrorist organization," were arrested by the 10th Criminal Court of Peace in Istanbul after their interrogations at the police station and their transfer to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan.
It was learned that Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan stated in his court testimony that he had no connection to terrorism, would not have any, and would not support terrorism. Şahan expressed that he performed his duties within the framework of his responsibilities as Mayor and that 'City Consensus' was not on his party's agenda, saying, "I met Azat Barış during the institutional meetings he had with IMM when he was the Deputy Chairman of DEM in 2019. I have no connection or interest with the DİAYDER Association."
Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan ARREST OF İMAMOĞLU ON CORRUPTION CHARGES In the corruption investigation, 5 suspects were sent to court for arrest on charges of "establishing and managing a criminal organization," "manipulating a tender," "receiving bribes," "embezzlement," and "illegally obtaining personal data," while 84 suspects were sent to court for arrest on charges of "being a member of a criminal organization," "receiving bribes," and "giving bribes." The court ruled for the arrest of 48 suspects, including IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu and Beylikdüzü Mayor Murat Çalık, while deciding to apply judicial control measures for 41 suspects. It was learned that the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office would appeal some of the release decisions.
Names arrested in the "corruption" investigation:
-IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu
-IMM Advisor and IMM Media AŞ Board Chairman Murat Ongun
-Istanbul Planning Agency (IPA) President Buğra Gökçe
-Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık
-İmamoğlu Construction General Manager Tuncay Yılmaz
-IMM's subsidiary Culture AŞ General Manager Murat Abbas
-Businessman Serdar Haydanlı
-CEO of Reklamarea Alper Aydın
-Owner of Popular Advertising Publishing and Young Populist Media Planning Organization Eyüp Subaşı
-Managing partner of Vegavizyon Advertising Kamil Timur Delibaş
-Mete Sarıaltun
-IMM Advertising Management Branch Manager Adem Tuncay
-Chairman of the Board of Nuhoğlu Holding Ali Nuhoğlu
-One of the founders of BVA Advertising AŞ Ahmet Köksal
-Former General Manager of IMM Culture AŞ Serdal Taşkın
-Mustafa Nihat Sütlaş, alleged partner of a company named Advertising Istanbul
-Owner of Otto Smart City Employment and Technology Systems company Süleyman Atik
-Ahmet Çiçek
-Driver of Hüseyin Köksal, Chairman of Karsal Örme company, Servet Yıldırım
-One of the owners of İlbak Holding Yusuf İlbak
-One of the owners of İlbak Holding Ali İlbak
-Ertan Yıldız
-Serkan Öztürk
-İpek Elif Atayman / Former General Manager of Media A.Ş.
Names released in the "corruption" investigation:
-IMM Deputy Secretary General Cemal Ufuk Karakaya
-IMM Urban Design Branch Manager Bayram Taşkın
-Canan Münüklü
-IMM executive Birsen Şahin
-IMM Media A.Ş. Vice Chairman Vahit Doğan
-Artist Ercan Saatçi
-Businessman Ahmet Palazoğlu, known as the son-in-law of Cübbeli Ahmet
-Alihan Aydın
-Alperen Aydın
WHAT HAPPENED? The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office initiated investigations against IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu and 99 suspects for the crimes of "being a leader of a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "embezzlement," "bribery," "qualified fraud," "illegally obtaining personal data," and "manipulating a tender." Additionally, investigations were initiated against İmamoğlu, IMM Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, and Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, among others, for the crime of "aiding the PKK/KCK terrorist organization."
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