104th hearing in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case: Secret witness 'Gürgen' was heard

Secret witnesses and complainants were heard at yesterday's 104th hearing of the case in which 436 defendants, 46 of whom were detained, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his duty, were tried.

At the hearing held in Silivri by the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court, the judge reminded the secret witness Gürgen, who was connected via the SEGBİS system and whose voice and image were changed, in his statement, reminding Ali İhsan Mengir's statements that his companies received approximately 104 million TL of work from Ağaç A.Ş. in 2024 and that a payment of 15 million TL was made for the construction in Ümraniye through Mengiroğlu İnşaat and said, "From where?" Do you remember these numbers? he asked.

THAT'S WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT

Gürgen replied, “I can't remember.” The judge reminded that Murat Or had stated that he had received money and asked, "Do you have any testimony that you personally saw these?" he asked. Gürgen replied, "I haven't seen anything, but that's what was always said, sir." When the judge said, "This is what was said, what you heard, what you said. I mean, you do not have any testimony regarding the money transaction between Murat Or and Ümit Polat", Gürgen said, "No, there is no." The judge also asked about Ali Sukas' statement that he had exchanged money with Ertan Yıldız through his driver. Gürgen said, "I gave my statement this way because it was discussed in certain environments. He did not tell me. It has been 1.5 years since then. It is not possible for me to remember exactly. I tried to tell as much as I remember."