Bolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Bolu Municipality subsidiary Bol Tur Turizm Organizasyon Ticaret ve Sanayi AŞ. The detained defendants, Bolu Municipality Private Secretary and BOL TUR AŞ, regarding the allegations of irregularities in the tenders for the procurement of goods and services held within the scope of the investigation. The 55-page indictment prepared against 14 defendants, including Chairman of the Board of Directors Özgür Nihat Yıldız and Bolu Greengrocers and Marketers Tradesmen Chamber President Mustafa Altındal, was accepted by the Bolu 3rd High Criminal Court.
In the indictment, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the "damaged by the crime", Bolu Municipality and BOL TUR AŞ. is in the position of victim. In the indictment, a prison sentence of 4 to 12 years is requested for the arrested defendant Yıldız for the crime of "bribery", 2 times of 8 years, 16 months and 15 days to 31 years and 6 months for the crime of "chained embezzlement", 3 times of 3 to 7 years for the crime of "tender rigging", and 2 times of 3 to 7 years of imprisonment for the crime of "rigging the performance of an act".
In the indictment demanding a prison sentence of 3 years, 9 months to 12 years and 3 months for the detained defendant Altındal for the crime of "sequentially rigging the performance of an act", 3 years to 7 years for the crime of "tender rigging" and 3 years, 1 month and 15 days to 10 years and 6 months for the crime of "aiding embezzlement in a chain", B.M., F.K. and H.G. are requested to be sentenced to imprisonment from 3 to 7 years each for the crime of "tender rigging".
In the indictment, defendants G.M, H.K, M.A, S.K, S.G, S.G. and V.Y. While a prison sentence of 3 to 7 years was requested for O.Ö. for the crime of "complicating the performance of the act", O.Ö. A prison sentence of 3 to 7 years is requested for him for the crime of "rigging the execution of an act" and a prison sentence of 3 to 7 years for the crime of "rigging a tender". In the indictment, İ.Ç. A prison sentence of 3 years, 9 months to 12 years and 3 months is requested for the crime of "sequential bid rigging", and a prison sentence of 3 years, 9 months to 12 years and 3 months for the crime of "sequential embezzlement", and a prison sentence of 8 years, 16 months, 15 days to 31 years and 6 months for the crime of "chain embezzlement".
OVER 7 MILLION LIRAS PAYMENT WAS MADE FROM BOL TUR AŞ TO ALTındaL'S ACCOUNT
In the indictment, it was stated that the investigation was deepened after it was determined in the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) report about Altındal that 7 million 42 thousand liras were paid from BOL TUR AŞ to Altındal's account in March 2024. In the indictment, which included 5 different incidents, it was noted that as a result of the investigations, public damage was caused and unfair gain was made by acting contrary to the legislation in food parcel purchases, vehicle rentals and the transfer of the municipality's workplace.
In the indictment, it was pointed out that in the tender for the purchase of 15 thousand boxes of dry food in 2024, prices were staggered and the tender was left to Altındal, but although 12 thousand boxes were actually received, it was shown as if 15 thousand boxes were received on the documents, and it was claimed that 900 thousand liras, equivalent to 3 thousand boxes that were not delivered, were transferred to Yıldız's personal bank account through the supplier companies and embezzled. In the indictment, it was noted that in the Ramadan food package tender, 170 boxes were delivered incompletely and 364 thousand liras were transferred to Yıldız's account, and BOL TUR AŞ. It was stated that a public loss of 1 million 110 thousand 979 liras occurred due to missing deliveries in the aid parcels delivered to the Bolu Municipality Directorate of Culture and Social Affairs.
In the indictment, the luxury vehicle with plate number 34 HBE 653, which Yıldız personally paid for, was purchased by contractor İ.Ç. It was evaluated that he registered the vehicle in his name and rented it to BOL TUR AŞ, and while he continued to use the vehicle personally, he caused a total of 446 thousand 475 liras of undue payment from the company budget. In the indictment, it is stated that during the transfer of an 86 square meter workplace owned by the municipality, Yıldız ensured that 250 thousand liras were transferred from the transferee to his personal account, thus providing bribery/unfair advantage. The indictment also included the findings that Yıldız's police officer brother-in-law, M.K., gave notes to the witnesses of the incident in order to threaten them and make them testify in favor of Yıldız, and it was noted that a separate investigation was carried out on the subject.
