7th wave of operations targeting İBB... 24 suspects referred to courthouse

Istanbul municipality executives and bureaucrats from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) have been detained as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

24 people detained in simultaneous operations carried out across Istanbul, Antalya, Çanakkale, Trabzon, Bursa, and Giresun were referred to the courthouse after undergoing health checks.

ALLEGATIONS OF BID-RIGGING IN TENDERS

According to the allegations in the investigation file, it is claimed that bid-rigging occurred in certain tenders at İETT and İSFALT, both affiliated with İBB. Detention orders had been issued for a total of 25 suspects, including tender officials and members of the commissions involved in those tenders. The 24 people detained were referred to the courthouse after undergoing health checks at Bayrampaşa State Hospital.

NAMES OF THOSE DETAINED

Among the suspects referred to the courthouse are İETT General Manager İrfan Demet, as well as numerous senior officials from İSFALT and İETT.

Here are those names:

İETT General Manager İrfan Demet

İSFALT Deputy General Manager Levent Tunca

İSFALT Administrative Affairs Director Murathan Altınışık

İSFALT Support Services Chief Göktunç Şentürk

İSFALT Procurement Director Rana Uysal

İETT Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Department Head Kazım Taylan Sever

İETT İkitelli Garage Director Halil İbrahim Kaya

İETT Accounting Director Ali Haydar Topçu

İETT Financial Services Department Head Şeyhmus Oral

İETT Planning Chief Ülkü Kaya

İETT Kağıthane Garage Director Samet Alptuğ Arıkan

İSFALT European Side Implementation Director Sencer Hacıoğlu

İETT Retired Procurement Department Head Taşkın Ilıca

İETT Yunus Garage Branch Director Şevket Eygi

İSFALT European Side Implementation Directorate Chief Ahmet Savaş

İSFALT Former General Manager Burak Sırali

İETT Tender Affairs Branch Director Cevdet Akarsu

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