It was revealed that Kayatur Filo Kiralama A.Ş., owned by Mehmet Kaya, who was on the agenda with the tenders it received from the public and was a parliamentary candidate from the AKP in 2018, declared concordat (bankruptcy agreement). Decision; It was taken from Ankara West 1st Commercial Court of First Instance on 9 November.
ACCESS TO OUR NEWS WAS BLOCKED
The tenders that Kayatur received from Türk Telekom and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) were brought to the Parliament in previous months. Our newspaper, Cumhuriyet, brought the parliamentary questions regarding these allegations to the public agenda, and access to our news was blocked with lightning speed.
CLAIM: 'PRIVATE RENTAL RENT WAS PROVIDED FROM THE PUBLIC'
CHP Karabük Deputy Cevdet Akay submitted a parliamentary question to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly regarding the building contract made between Türk Telekom and Kaya on August 11. According to allegations; Türk Telekom rented a building on Mevlana Boulevard in Ankara Çankaya, owned by businessman Mehmet Kaya, "Carpartner Aid and Support Services Ototomotiv Nakliyat Taahhüt Ticaret" and "Kaya Seyahat Turizm Sanayi ve Dış Ticaret (Kaya Filo)" companies, for 10 million TL per month. However; Both companies in question were using a larger and more qualified building on the same street, which they rented for approximately 4 million TL per month at that time. Thus, it was stated that the two companies covered the rent by renting the building they own, 2.5 times higher, to Türk Telekom.
YILMAZ THROWED THE BALL TO THE MINISTRY
Akay submitted the parliamentary question in question, requesting that Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz answer it. In his response to the parliamentary question, Yılmaz said; "The issues mentioned in the written parliamentary question are within the scope of duty and authority of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure," he said.
SERVICE TENDERS WERE ALSO CARRIED TO THE ASSEMBLY
CHP Uşak Deputy Ali Karaoba brought the allegation of a 'tender' in the service between Türk Telekom and Kaya Tur to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on August 25. According to allegations; After Ebubekir Şahin became the General Manager of Türk Telekom, he paid the guarantee of "BGR Fleet", the company's service contractor, for 2 thousand 500 TL per trip. Following this, a limited tender was held and the shuttle service was transferred to Kayatur for 4 thousand 500 to 5 thousand TL per trip.
THE MINISTER CONFIRMED THE TENDER PROCESS
Karaoba submitted the parliamentary question with the request that the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, answer it. In his response, Minister Uraloğlu said; He stated that after the pandemic period, BGR Fleet was asked to increase the number of service vehicles from 79 to 175, and the company stated that it could not meet this request. The Minister confirmed the claim process in question and argued that the tender process was carried out in accordance with the procurement process.
ALLEGATIONS REMAINED UNRESPONDED
In addition, our newspaper had brought up the parliamentary question of NEW Party Bursa Deputy Hasan Öztürk regarding the tenders between Kayatur and TÜİK. Öztürk had brought to the agenda of the Parliament the fact that Kaya's companies named "Carpartner" and "Kayatur" won all 4 tenders worth 522 million lira, held during the presidency of Erhan Çetinkaya at TÜİK. While Vice President Yılmaz stated that the scope of the proposal was the duty of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Minister Mehmet Şimşek did not respond to the proposal within the legal period. Thus, questions regarding the allegations were left unanswered by the authorities.
HE CONTINUED HIS TENDERS DESPITE THE FETO CONNECTION
In the past years, after Kayatur was penalized for bid rigging, it was claimed that public tenders were continued to be entered through the "Şen-Dem Turizm" company, which belongs to the same family and whose name was later changed to "Kaya Transportation". Although this sub-company in question was banned from public tenders on the grounds that it had issued high invoices to universities that were closed due to FETO/PDY connections in the past, accusations of irregularities were reported in the press, claiming that it received vehicle rental tenders from institutions such as the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK) after the name change.
