22.03.2025 16:50
The statement of Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, who was detained as part of the Kent Uzlaşısı investigation, has emerged. In his statement, Şahan denied the allegations, saying, "It is futile to try to derive a crime or a criminal from the election process." He also stated, "I have never acted on orders from any terrorist organization leader."
In the context of the "City Consensus" investigation, Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, who was detained, stated in his testimony at the police station that the candidate lists for the local elections were prepared within the framework of democratic rules and passed under the supervision of the Supreme Election Council, saying, "It is futile to try to derive crime or guilt from the election process."
The testimony of Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, who was detained and questioned in the "City Consensus" investigation along with Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been completed.
HE ANSWERED AZAD BARIŞ'S QUESTION
Şahan was asked, "Do you know Azad Barış? Please explain the commercial relationship between you?"
Rejecting the accusations against him, Şahan stated, "I have no information other than the press release made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the accusation attributed to me during the detention process and the news made by some media interpreting the evidence that we could not access against me. Due to these news published during this process, my personal reputation, professional career, and personal rights have been subjected to serious harassment."
HE DID NOT ACCEPT THE ACCUSATIONS
In his statement, Şahan noted that he was elected as the Şişli Mayor by receiving the votes of nearly 7 out of 10 people as the CHP's candidate in the elections on March 31, 2024, saying, "I am a young Republican who was born in Ankara, studied in Istanbul, and raised with the values of the Republic, believing in democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. There has been no investigation or prosecution opened against me to date. I have lived my life as a law-abiding citizen. In this context, I do not accept any of the accusations directed at me within the scope of the investigation you have referred to in my statement."
"I DID NOT ACT ON ORDERS FROM A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION"
Şahan also stated, "I have never acted on orders or instructions from any terrorist organization leader, nor will I. As stated by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel on March 20, 2025, the candidate lists presented to the Turkish nation for the local elections held in 2024 were approved by the CHP Party Assembly and authorized bodies, and the elections were held with their favor. These elections were conducted within the framework of democratic rules. The judicial oversight of the Supreme Election Council has been carried out. It is futile to try to derive crime or guilt from the election process. I have committed no crime. I reject the unfounded accusations based on baseless evidence against me. I will provide detailed answers to the accusations you have directed at me in my detailed defenses to the investigation prosecutor."
"HTS DATA WAS NOT SHOWN TO ME"
Regarding the HTS records related to Azad Barış, Şahan stated, "The HTS data that you have referred to in your question was not shown to me. I do not have any information to confirm the authenticity of the base station data. As has been the case in many investigation processes reflected in the public, I have serious doubts and concerns about the reliability of HTS technical data due to the method of interpretation leading to negative implications. Therefore, I will provide my detailed defense regarding this question during my statement to the prosecutor."
HE ALSO RESPONDED TO THE ALLEGATIONS OF THE SECRET WITNESS
In response to the question, "Please provide detailed statements regarding the recruitment of individuals associated with terrorist organizations mentioned in the statements of the secret witness 'Meşe'," Mayor Şahan said, "I will provide a detailed statement within the framework of the integrity of the defense after all questions directed to me following the expression process and after being informed of all the accusations attributed to me."
Şahan explained that he met Azad Barış during the 2019 election process while he was an official of the HDP in official meetings at the İBB, saying, "Later, we reconnected through the fact that Azad's wife is a relative of mine, not by blood (her aunt is a very valuable teacher who greatly contributed to my education in Ankara). I have no acquaintance, connection, or information regarding the mentioned terrorist organizations or their members. I do not even know the full forms of the abbreviations of the mentioned organizations. I do not accept the accusations made against me. I will provide a more detailed statement at the Prosecutor's Office."