Hakan Bahçetepe was acquitted of two crimes for which he was tried
Quick Look
- Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for bribery in the case where he was detained for 17 months.
- The court decided to release Bahçetepe, who was acquitted of the crimes of wrongful property acquisition and laundering, with a judicial control measure in the form of house arrest.
- Other defendants were also given prison sentences.
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Why It Matters
Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe had been detained and tried for 17 months. The case was conducted at the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court. Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Nuri Aslan and NEW Party MPs Gökan Zeybek and Ali Gökçek followed the hearing.
Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for "bribery" in the case where he had been detained for 17 months. The court decided to release Bahçetepe, who was acquitted of "illegitimate property acquisition" and "laundering of criminal assets", with a judicial control measure in the form of house arrest. It was decided that there was no need to impose a penalty on Aziz İhsan Aktaş within the scope of effective remorse provisions.
Hakan Bahçetepe was acquitted of two crimes for which he was tried
The decision hearing of the Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality case was held at the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court. Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Nuri Aslan, rejected the accusations against him, stating that he did not know Bahçetepe, Aziz İhsan Aktaş and the other defendants, who defended against the prosecutor's opinion at the hearing, which was also attended by NEW Party MPs Gökan Zeybek and Ali Gökçek.
Bahçetepe, who said that he gave excavation permission for the transformer of the construction in question 15 days after taking office, stated that he was accused of delaying the permission despite this. Bahçetepe said, "I do not know Aziz İhsan Aktaş. I have never seen Gürkan Dölekli in my life. I have been detained for 17 months. There is nothing in our file other than hearsay. There is no MASAK report, there is no crime."
HOUSE ARREST ABOUT HAKAN BAHÇETEPE
Announcing its decision, Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court sentenced Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe to 6 years and 3 months in prison for "bribery" in the case in which he had been detained for 17 months. The court decided to release Bahçetepe, who was acquitted of "illegitimate property acquisition" and "laundering of criminal assets", with a judicial control measure in the form of house arrest.
PRISON SENTENCE FOR OTHER DEFENDANTS
The court sentenced Baki Aydöner to 6 years and 3 months in prison for mediating the crime of bribery. Erdal Celal Aksoy was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison for accepting bribes. Gürkan Dölekli was sentenced to 7 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison, and Özer Ayık was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for bribery. Seza Büyükçulha was sentenced to 7 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison for being an intermediary in the crime of taking and giving bribes.
Acquittal to BAHÇETEPE'S WIFE
The court decided that there was no need to impose a penalty on Aziz İhsan Aktaş within the scope of effective repentance provisions. Gözde Bahçetepe and Aziz Lal were acquitted of the crime of laundering property values resulting from crime.
What to Watch
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An appeal can be filed against the court decision.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Which construction project talked about bribery?
- How long is Bahçetepe's house arrest?
- Will there be an appeal against the court decision?
