Bank blocks lifted for Aziz İhsan Aktaş and other defendants!

ISTANBUL – A new development has occurred in the case of Aziz İhsan Aktaş, a key figure in investigations that shook Turkey's agenda, particularly those targeting CHP-run municipalities. The Istanbul 1st High Criminal Court ruled to terminate the restrictions on the defendants' bank accounts via an official letter sent to the Banks Association of Turkey.

COURT ISSUES "LIFT THE BLOCK" INSTRUCTION

According to the court decision dated April 15, 2026, the precautionary measures previously imposed by the Istanbul 9th Criminal Judgeship of Peace against Aziz İhsan Aktaş, Baki Nugay, Doğan Aktaş, Özkan Aktaş, and Ümit Gözütok have been canceled. The court ordered that the blocks on the defendants' personal bank accounts be lifted immediately.

A HEAVY FILE: FROM BRIBERY TO BID RIGGING...

The individuals whose bank account blocks were lifted are being tried under a highly controversial file in the public eye. The charges brought against the defendants include:

Establishing and managing a criminal organization,

Being a member of a criminal organization,

Bribery,

Rigging bids and rigging the performance of obligations,

Laundering assets derived from crime (Money laundering).

HE WAS AT THE CENTER OF MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS

Aziz İhsan Aktaş is known as the central figure in processes that led to the arrest and trial of numerous CHP mayors and bureaucrats, particularly through his testimonies, including those involving the municipalities of Beşiktaş, Esenyurt, Gaziosmanpaşa, Avcılar, Seyhan, and Ceyhan, as well as the Adana Metropolitan Municipality.

CRITICAL HEARING TOMORROW

The court's interim decision is considered noteworthy as it comes ahead of the second hearing of the case, which will be held tomorrow. How the lifting of the blocks on personal accounts will affect the course of the case will become clear during tomorrow's proceedings.