7 more people were detained in the Halk TV investigation. Prosecutors filed money laundering charges

A second wave operation was organized within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Halk TV.

Detention warrants were issued for 8 people. 7 of the suspects were detained and 1 is wanted.

In the statement of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was claimed that BUSTECH Vehicle Maintenance Tenarı Hizmetleri A.Ş., which was claimed to belong to Cafer Mahiroğlu, was established as a front company in Izmir in 2021.

It was claimed that irregular tenders were received through the company and the revenues obtained from these tenders were transferred to Halk TV, Özdemir Üç Tekstil, other companies belonging to Mahiroğlu and personal accounts.

Within the scope of the investigation, the allegation that money transfers made through domestic and international SWIFT transactions were tried to be laundered by circulating them more than once between different accounts in a short time is also being investigated.

BRIBERY ALLEGATION IN SECRET WITNESSES AND STATEMENTS OF ACTIVE REGRET

In the secret witness and effective regret statements in the investigation file, it was claimed that various tenders were received from Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in order to prevent Halk TV from experiencing economic difficulties after it was purchased by Cafer Mahiroğlu.

It was alleged that some responsible people were given bribes in foreign currency and Turkish lira during the tender and progress payments within the scope of tenders held in areas such as vehicle maintenance and repair, cleaning works and mask purchasing.

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that the allegation that Halk TV was used as a shield against society during the said process was also evaluated within the scope of the investigation.

5 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN THE FIRST OPERATION

In the investigation, 5 of the 13 suspects who were detained in the first wave of operations were arrested and sent to prison.

The names for which detention warrants were issued are:

Ramazan T. (Former Izmir Municipality General Secretary-Istanbul)

2. Filiz B. (Office Clerk-Istanbul)

3.Emre K. FIRAR (Company owner)

4.İbrahim S. (Construction company partner)

5.Murat T. (Project Manager in the company)

6.Haluk Harun T. (Former Izmir Municipality Machinery Supply Department Head)

7.Mehmet M. (Controller at Izmir Municipality Machinery Supply Department)

8. İbrahim T. (Detained from another file)