26.03.2025 19:00
The corruption investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB), where Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested, is expanding. CHP lawmakers Özgür Karabat and Turan Taşkın Özer have also been included in the investigation.
According to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, CHP Member of Parliament Özgür Karabat and Turan Taşkın Özer have also been included in the ongoing 'corruption' investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Ekrem İmamoğlu. The files of the two MPs were separated and sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
TWO CHP MPs INCLUDED IN THE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION
A critical development occurred in the corruption investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), where Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested. CHP Istanbul MPs Özgür Karabat and Turan Taşkın Özer have also been included in the case.
STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
In a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that "the documents regarding CHP Deputy Chairman Özgür Karabat and CHP High Disciplinary Board Chairman Turan Taşkın Özer were sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with a decision of lack of jurisdiction within the scope of the investigation conducted for the crimes of establishing - managing - being a member of a criminal organization for profit, bribery, extortion, and qualified fraud."