He was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months for Russia's corruption and was released under judicial control.
Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court decided to release Bahçetepe, who was convicted of bribery, under judicial control.
Quick Look
- Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court sentenced Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe to 6 years and 3 months in prison for bribery and decided to release him under house arrest and judicial control.
- Prison sentences were also given to other defendants; Aziz İhsan Aktaş was not sentenced due to effective repentance, Gözde Bahçetepe and Aziz Lal were acquitted.
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Why It Matters
Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe had been on trial for 17 months in a bribery case related to granting excavation permission for a construction transformer. Making his defense against the prosecutor's opinion at the hearing, Bahçetepe rejected the accusations, stating that he did not know Aziz İhsan Aktaş and Gürkan Dölekli and that there was nothing in the file other than hearsay.
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.
Open Questions
- What evidence was presented during the trial?
- How long will the court's house arrest decision be valid?
- Will the defendants appeal the decision?
