5 suspects arrested in bribery investigation in Istanbul

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the investigation was deepened in line with the examination of the digital materials of the suspects arrested on April 20, the statements taken within the scope of effective remorse, the statements of the witnesses heard upon CIMER notices and the statements of the bribe-paying suspects. It was noted that the suspects' HTS and BAZ records and MASAK account movements were also examined.

NEW DETAILS ABOUT BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

In the statement of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that some municipal employees used high amount of gift cards as bribes and also received money in foreign currency. It was stated that some suspects who owned the company bought gift cards of high amounts and gave money in foreign currency. It was reported that, within the scope of the investigation, it was determined through digital material examinations that some municipal employees provided financial benefits to the owners of companies that were involved in zoning and settlement transactions by having them buy so-called garbage containers.

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATORS AND COMPANY OWNERS ARE IN CUSTODY

As part of the investigation, a simultaneous operation was carried out in the morning. During the operation, Deputy Mayor Murat Güneş, former deputy mayors Murat Korkmaz and Leyla Terzi, municipal employees Mustafa Anıl Altan and Gülsüm Aslan, Cleaning Services Manager Cihan Karakaş and Deputy Mayors Aytekin Şahin and Ekrem Köse were detained. Emrah Ayhan, the active partner of Emay Yol Yapı A.Ş., Yağmur Kiraz, the active partner of Kiraz Yapı Mimarlık, Yusuf Karademir, the active partner of Karademir Grup İnşaat, Ersin Yıldırım, the passive partner of ÇY İnşaat, and Halim Bal, the active partner of Pelike İnşaat, were also detained during the operation. It was stated that a large number of digital materials were seized during the searches. The 13 suspects taken into custody were sent to the courthouse this morning.

5 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

Suspects Murat Güneş, Leyla Terzi, Mustafa Anıl Altan, Cihan Karakaş and Halim Bak were arrested by the court and sent to prison. On the other hand, 8 people were released on condition of judicial control.