Breaking News... In the Gaziosmanpaşa case, the prosecutor requests impunity for Aktaş and release with sentence for Bahçetepe

In the Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality Case, which was separated from the Aziz İhsan Aktaş investigation and heard at the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court, the hearing prosecutor's opinion on the merits was entered into the file. Requests regarding two separate "bribery" allegations on May 4 and September 7, 2024 were submitted to the court.

In the opinion, it was requested that Aziz İhsan Aktaş be punished for two separate crimes of "bribery". However, the prosecutor's office requested that Aktaş's effective repentance provisions be applied and that no punishment be imposed on him, on the grounds that he reported the actions in question before the investigation began.

Aktaş was not punished under the provisions of effective repentance on "bribery" charges in the main case, which was decided on August 24, 2026 and in which 200 defendants were tried. The court decided to acquit Aktaş for the crime of "establishing an organization" and to sentence him to 2 years, 8 months and 15 days in prison for the crime of "tender rigging".

The prosecutor's office requested that Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe, who has been in prison for 16.5 months, be sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison for the crime of "taking bribes".

However, he requested his release with the sentence, taking into account the time he spent in detention.

An acquittal was requested against Bahçetepe on the charges of "illegitimate acquisition" and "laundering of assets resulting from crime" on the grounds that there was not enough evidence. The prosecutor's office also requested the acquittal of Bahçetepe's wife, Gözde Bahçetepe, and his father-in-law, Aziz Lal, on the charge of "laundering property values ​​resulting from crime."

In the opinion, it was requested that Gürkan Dölekli and Özer Ayık be punished for "giving bribes", Erdal Celal Aksoy for "taking bribes", and Baki Aydöner and Seza Büyükçulha for "intermediating bribes". The court will make the final decision regarding the prosecution's requests at the decision hearing on October 27.