Cem Küçük investigation, YAŞ calendar, and party backroom politics set the agenda on August 1
12Punto has compiled the intense headlines of August 1, ranging from politics to judicial processes, with short and clear notes for readers.
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Arrested Cem Küçük did not provide his phone password! He had said, 'Those who trust themselves should provide their password'...
Cem Küçük, who was detained as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the crimes of "publicly disseminating misleading information" and "blackmail," has been arrested by the on-duty criminal judgeship of peace to which he was referred. It was reported that Küçük did not want to share his mobile phone password during his statement to the prosecutor's office, and his past remark, "Those who trust themselves should provide their password," has come to the fore once again.
Date of the Supreme Military Council meeting announced: Promotion and retirement files on the agenda
It was reported that the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) will convene on August 4 under the chairmanship of President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It was stated that promotion, extension of duty, and retirement files due to lack of cadre in the Turkish Armed Forces will be evaluated at the meeting.
Agenda at the CHP MYK is Gürsel Tekin: Kılıçdaroğlu was also uncomfortable! 'He put Kemal Bey in a bad position'
The functioning of the Istanbul organization and the position of Gürsel Tekin were discussed at the CHP's Central Executive Board (MYK) meeting chaired by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. While party officials stated that Tekin does not have the authority to dismiss or appoint, they conveyed that an option for a new assignment to coordinate the Istanbul organization is being evaluated.
Eventful posts from his wife after 'secret witness' allegations regarding Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı! 'Your turn will come too...'
Allegations that Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı was a "secret witness" in the investigation where Cem Küçük was arrested became a topic of discussion on social media. Following the allegations, Kütahyalı's wife, Pınar Kütahyalı, reacted to certain circles without naming names in posts she made on her X account.
Transfer backroom politics and MYK discomfort in the AKP: Organizations are reactive
Before the founding anniversary program that the AKP will organize on August 14, new political participations have begun to be discussed in the backrooms. While it is stated that some mayors, as well as Ümit Dikbayır and Mehmet Mustafa Gürban, may join the AKP, it was expressed that the transfers have caused discomfort within the party organizations.
1 Billion Dollar zoning rent allegation in Tuzla: 669 duplicate transfers made
Journalist Bahadır Özgür made new allegations regarding the zoning practices that have been debated for years in Tuzla. According to Özgür, 669 duplicate transfers were carried out by transferring zoning rights more than once over the same parcels, creating approximately 520 thousand square meters of additional construction area and 1 billion dollars in rent.
'Trustee meeting for the IMM' found in Cem Küçük's WhatsApp messages! Striking Adil Karaismailoğlu allegation
A striking allegation regarding the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) was included in some WhatsApp correspondences that were stated to have been accessed from the phone of the arrested Cem Küçük. Bahadır Özgür shared the allegation that former Minister of Transport and Trabzon Deputy Adil Karaismailoğlu held a "trustee meeting" for the IMM on March 19, 2025.
ITO announced July inflation: Prices in Istanbul rose again
The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) announced that consumer prices in Istanbul increased by 2.06 percent in July compared to the previous month. While annual inflation was recorded at 35.20 percent, the highest monthly increase was seen in health expenditures with 9.77 percent; clothing and footwear was the only main group where prices declined.
Private veterans rebelled against the MSB delegation that arrived after 20 days: 'You made us a laughing stock to the terrorists'
A delegation from the Ministry of National Defense (MSB) visited the private veterans and families of private martyrs who have been protesting for their personal rights in Güvenpark in Kızılay, Ankara, for 20 days. During the meeting, the veterans expressed their demand for "concrete steps, not words," and harsh dialogues occurred from time to time.
The fake diploma photocopy scandal revealed by Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet regarding AKP members is back on the agenda: This is how they hired their daughters-in-law!
Following the arrest of CHP's Izmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet on charges of "rigging the tender of public institutions and organizations" and "bribery," the fake diploma photocopy allegation regarding the AKP period of the municipality has come to the agenda again. The news reported the allegation that Gamze Macit was hired with a fake diploma photocopy even though she was not a university graduate during the municipal administration of that period, and that Murat Ağırel reminded of this scandal again.