Breaking news: A trustee was appointed to Halk TV! The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced the details

A search was launched at Halk TV's building in Istanbul in the early hours of the morning by teams from the Financial Crimes Department.

While the police teams were still searching, the channel's broadcast was stopped and a repeat of a program was shown.

TRUSTEE FOR HALK TV

While it was announced that a trustee was appointed to the channel by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that there were detention orders for 17 people within the scope of the investigation.

HERE ARE THE ACCUSES MADE

In the investigation carried out by the Financial Crimes Department of the Istanbul Provincial Police Department, under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, MASAK data, confidential witness statements, suspect statements and other information and documents in the file were examined.

14.4 MILLION LIRA BRIBERY CLAIM

Within the scope of the investigation, it was stated that findings were reached that Cafer Mahiroğlu used his connections at Izmir Metropolitan Municipality to establish the BUSTECH Vehicle Maintenance Repair Services Joint Stock Company and transferred the management of the company to the people he determined. It was claimed that unfair benefits were obtained through the transactions carried out within the scope of municipal tenders.

In the statements and records in the file, it was noted that an unregistered bribe payment of 14 million 464 thousand liras was made in connection with the tender processes, that payments were made at exorbitant prices above the tender prices for the works received through the company, and that the income obtained was transferred to companies that were considered to belong to Mahiroğlu or to be affiliated with Mahiroğlu.

TRANSACTION VOLUME OF COMPANIES IS 30.3 BILLION LIRA

In the examination of MASAK data, it was determined that the total transaction volume of the companies with which Mahiroğlu was associated as a partner or manager was 30 billion 352 million 37 thousand 389 liras.

In Mahiroğlu's personal bank accounts, it was determined that a total of 1 billion 62 million 260 thousand lira money inflow occurred in 459 transactions, and a total money outflow of 1 billion 118 million 591 thousand lira occurred in 564 transactions. Money transfers made abroad through the companies Mahiroğlu manages were also examined. It was stated that high-amount international SWIFT transfers were detected in the personal bank accounts of Mahiroğlu and his first-degree relatives and in the accounts of companies with which he has partnership or management relations, and that there were inconsistencies between asset acquisitions and declared income.