04.06.2025 20:50
Following the arrests in the corruption investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the number of those who have become informants and been released has risen to 10. Among those released is businessman Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who is reported to be the leader of a criminal organization.
The number of those released after benefiting from effective remorse following their arrests within the scope of the İBB investigation has risen to 10.
Critical developments are occurring one after another in the corruption investigation launched against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, which is expanding its scope day by day.
THEY BECAME INFORMANTS ONE AFTER ANOTHER
Many individuals who were arrested and imprisoned within the scope of the investigation have provided new statements by benefiting from effective remorse.
10 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RELEASED
The release decisions of those who became informants have also come one after another. The number of those released after benefiting from effective remorse has risen to 10.
HERE ARE ALL THE NAMES
Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who was detained as part of the investigations conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the İBB and arrested on January 13 on charges of being the leader of a criminal organization, was released from prison under judicial control in the form of house arrest due to being an informant and benefiting from the provisions of effective remorse.
Other names that were informants and released besides Aktaş are as follows: Mustafa Mutlu, Sami Özge Arıoğlu, Mustafa Başar Arıoğlu, Servet Yıldırım, Hüseyin Kum, Taner Gümüş, Murat Bıyık, Kadir Gümüş, Altan Gözcü.
THEY WERE ARRESTED WITH AKTAŞ'S STATEMENT
The most notable person among the informants was Aziz İhsan Aktaş. Aktaş, who gave his first effective remorse statement on April 30, 2025, later stated, "I have things to add to my statement," and provided his second statement on May 11, 2025.
In his statement, Aktaş mentioned that the municipalities from which he received tenders, especially Beşiktaş Municipality, made payments for entitlements in exchange for material benefits.
Following Aktaş's statement regarding politicians, mayors, and their assistants who provided material benefits, the prosecutor's office issued detention orders for 27 suspects, including İBB Deputy Secretary General Erdal Celal Aksoy, ISFALT General Manager Burak Korzay, Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe, Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara, Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Aydar, Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin, Beşiktaş Deputy Mayor Ozan İş, and Avcılar Deputy Mayor Erhan Daka, on charges of "receiving bribes," "giving bribes," "embezzlement," and "manipulating tenders."
After Aktaş's statement, the mayors of Gaziosmanpaşa, Avcılar, Ceyhan, and Seyhan, as well as the İBB Deputy Secretary General and ISFALT General Manager, were detained and arrested.