09.04.2026 11:40
The role of Ümit Erkol, the CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman who was detained in Ankara as part of the cooperative investigation in İzmir, has emerged in relation to the file concerning the said cooperative.
CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Ümit Erkol was detained as part of the cooperative investigation in İzmir. It is evaluated that CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Ümit Erkol served as a board member of the S.S. Business People Gaziemir Housing Construction Cooperative between 16.01.2022 and 28.06.2024, and therefore, Erkol was involved in the decisions made during the cooperative and construction process along with names such as the then İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Tunç Soyer, İZBETON General Manager Heval Savaş Kaya, Serdar Deniz, Pakize Kavak, and Emre Pınar Kılıç.
INVOLVEMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE COOPERATIVE
The file states that Ümit Erkol is among the board members who participated in the transactions that caused damage to the cooperative, along with Serdar Deniz, Pakize Kavak, and Emre Pınar Kılıç.
CONNECTIONS IN THE CONTRACTOR AND TENDER PROCESS
It is stated that one of the allegedly received tender offers in the investigation was obtained from the ARES company owned by Ümit Erkol's son, Fırat Erkol. This situation is one of the findings indicating that the tender process was conducted through affiliated companies instead of free competition.
PERIODS OF SERVICE DURING WHICH UNEXPLAINED DISCREPANCIES IN FINANCIAL RECORDS OCCURRED
According to the financial expert report:
• He is a board member during the period in which a discrepancy of 178,535.19 TL, stated to have occurred in 2022, is found.
• He is again a board member during the period in which a discrepancy of 14,128,424.19 TL, identified in 2023, is found.
• His name is also mentioned among the board members during the process in which a discrepancy of 14,178,459.92 TL, identified in 2024, is found.
INVOLVEMENT IN MANAGEMENT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN UNDOCUMENTED CASH OUTFLOW WAS DETECTED
The expert report states that Ümit Erkol is responsible as a board member regarding the cash outflow made from the cash account on 31.12.2023, which could not be documented.
According to the investigation, Ümit Erkol's role is to be one of the names who actively participated in the cooperative management, was mentioned in connection allegations during the tender/offer processes, and bore management responsibility in nearly all periods suspected of financial irregularities. The most striking point is that the company, which is stated to belong to his son, is among the bidding firms.