Etkin withdrew his statement of regret: It was revealed that the house of IMM detainee Murat Kapki was searched
Quick Look
- The house of detained defendant Murat Kapki in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case was searched again over the weekend.
- Lawyer Fikret Aras stated that this situation was necessary for the re-evaluation of his client's detention situation.
- The presiding judge said that the search of the house had nothing to do with the case.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Within the scope of the investigation regarding Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), businessman Murat Kapki testified within the scope of 'effective regret'. He later announced that he had withdrawn his statement.
It was revealed that the house of businessman Murat Kapki, one of the detained defendants of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case, in which Presidential candidate and elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was also tried, was searched again.
At the hearing of the IBB case, Kapki's lawyer Fikret Aras said, "My client's house was searched again this weekend" and asked for his client's detention status to be re-evaluated.
The presiding judge said, "The search of Murat Kapki's house has nothing to do with our file."
WHAT HAPPENED?
Businessman Murat Kapki testified in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation within the scope of 'effective regret'.
In his speech on March 24, NEW Party leader Özgür Özel announced that Murat Kapki, the confessor in the İBB case, applied to the court and renounced his effective expression of regret by submitting a petition.
Özel had announced that Murat Kapki had filed a complaint against former AKP MKYK member lawyer Mücahit Birinci. Kapki claimed that Biri, who met him in prison, said that he could be released if he signed a "completely fictional" statement accusing Ekrem İmamoğlu and Murat Ongun and paid $2 million.
The first rejected this claim and claimed that no money was discussed during the meeting and no payment was received. After this incident, he resigned from AKP, where he was disciplined with a request for expulsion.
Kapki, on the other hand, claimed that his wife was released after telling the prosecutor's office what was requested.
"When I said what was wanted, my wife was released," said Kapki, adding:
"Mr. Prosecutor explained everything to me clearly. I do not accept any of the statements I made before; I said it from the beginning, and I am saying it again now. Mr. Prosecutor said exactly 'Speak' in my speech. I say, 'What should I talk about, Mr. Prosecutor, I do not know anything. I swear I do not know anything'. We chatted for a while, he ordered me a coffee. Then he said, 'Will you testify?' he said, and I said, 'I will give it to him.' We finished the coffee and chatted again. Mr. Prosecutor read the statements of the people who had previously testified to me. In other words, he was reading the statements made about me, but he wasn't saying who it was. Then he stopped for a while and answered the phone. "Mrs. Feyza, okay, let's go," he said. That's right. "I swear he told you 'Feyza should go away'," he said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court will evaluate Murat Kapki's claim that the house search is not related to the file and may decide on his detention status.
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- Why was Murat Kapki's house searched again?
- It was not clearly stated whether the house search was related to the case.
- How will the court evaluate this request?







