The 102nd hearing of the case involving 436 defendants, 46 of whom were detained, regarding the "İmamoğlu profit-oriented criminal organization" has ended. At the hearing held by the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penal Institution, witnesses were heard after the statements of the complainants. At the hearing, remarkable statements were made regarding payment processes in municipalities, advertising permits and money delivery.
"MY WIFE DIED HIS LIVES BECAUSE OF 160 THOUSAND LIRAS"
Witness Arzu Uçar stated that her husband had worked in Beylikdüzü Municipality for 23 years and said that she committed suicide due to an accusation made against her during the Ekrem İmamoğlu period.
Explaining that his wife works as a cashier in the municipality, Uçar stated that the money from a canceled receipt was missing.
Stating that he met with İmamoğlu after his wife's death, Uçar said, "I said, 'President, you call it a house, they do not call it that.' Then Ekrem İmamoğlu said, 'Businessmen are shown as if they came together and bought it.' he said. Then we were told to look for an apartment. I was very surprised. "I was really thinking about collecting money from someone and renting an apartment for us." he said.
Uçar stated that his wife lost her life because of 160 thousand liras and that they were not given the title deed of the house and said, "Mehmet Murat Çalık never met with me. A person who had a working life of 23 years was subjected to mobbing." he said.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE 2 MILLION LIRA WITHDRAWED FROM THE BANK
Witness Aydın Şahin said that he withdrew 2 million lira from the bank with the authority given to him by businessman Adem Kameroğlu.
Stating that he handed over the money to Necati Özkan, Şahin said, "A man named Necati Özkan came and I handed over the money to him. Necati Özkan also invested the money in our construction again. Necati Özkan deposited the money in the form of 500 thousand liras in 4 times." he said.
HE SAID THAT HE WAS PAID FOR ADVERTISING PERMISSIONS
Witness Ekrem Reşat Tüzün repeated the statements he gave at the prosecutor's office and explained the changes in the process of obtaining advertising permits.
Stating that they were previously able to get permission from the Urban Design Directorate without paying any fee, Tüzün said that they were directed to Kültür AŞ after 2020.
When the President of the Court, Selçuk Aylan, asked him to explain the system he mentioned in his statement, Tüzün said:
"Our permits would not be issued without making a certain payment to Kültür AŞ. I made the payment. I made the payments via EFT against the invoice issued by Kültür AŞ. They were calling all the advertising companies, saying that we were going to a new order. They also invited us and stated that the way to get the permission was to make a payment to Kültür AŞ. In other words, they were asked to make a payment to Kültür AŞ in order to obtain the permits, and after these payments were made, the permits started to arrive."
"I DELIVERED 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS WITH A SUITCASE"
Witness Cem Erdinç stated that he was working as the administrative affairs manager of a pharmaceutical company at the time of the incident and that the company also had a construction department.
Stating that İlker Aydın, the general manager of the company's construction department, expressed at the meeting that there was a problem with housing in Şişli Municipality, Erdinç said that he and Aydın then went to the deputy mayor.
Stating that İlker Aydın followed the process after the meeting, Erdinç said, "After the meeting, İlker Bey said that I would meet with Altan Bey (Consultant Altan Ertürk) and deliver a trust to Altan Bey. Later, Altan Bey gave me a position from Sarıyer. They gave me the relevant amount and I took that amount and delivered it to Altan Bey's place in Sarıyer." he said.
Presiding Judge Selçuk Aylan asked, "How much money did you hand over?" To the question, Erdinç said, "3.5 million dollars. I delivered it in a single large suitcase." he replied.
After hearing some witnesses, the court postponed the hearing to Tuesday, November 3.
