Murat Ağırel reveals: Allegations of multi-million euro real estate for the Gökçek family
According to information shared by Murat Ağırel, the Gökçek family's initiatives involving buildings and shopping centers through their German company, HAMAG, have come to light.
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Allegations regarding overseas real estate holdings belonging to the family of İbrahim Melih Gökçek, who served as the mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality for over 23 years, have surfaced. According to information shared by journalist Murat Ağırel, the family has engaged in the purchase and acquisition of real estate worth millions of euros through a company established in Germany called HAMAG.
According to the allegations, Hülya Gökçek, the wife of Melih Gökçek's son Ahmet Gökçek, authorized Filiz Polat İşler to establish a company in Germany via a power of attorney issued through the Çeşme 1st Notary Public in 2022. It was stated that the company, founded in Cologne with a capital of 30 thousand euros, was named HAMAG, consisting of the initials of the names Hülya, Ahmet, Melih, Ahmet, and Gökçek.
FUNDS TRANSFERRED VIA HAMAG
According to information shared by Ağırel, two separate transfers were made to the company's bank account in 2023 through a bank in Turkey. It was alleged that the first of these was 722 thousand euros, and the second was 3 million 857 thousand euros.
It was claimed that with this money, Hülya Gökçek purchased a building with 18 apartments in Düsseldorf for 3 million 857 thousand euros with the intention of turning it into a "dormitory." The report stated that over 500 thousand euros were spent on renovations for the building, which was purchased in the name of a company that reportedly has no employees or commercial activity, bringing the total cost to nearly 4.5 million euros.
Another allegation regarding the real estate traffic in Germany concerns a shopping center in the city of Velbert. Accordingly, Hülya Gökçek and Ahmet Gökçek signed a contract with a German property owner to purchase a shopping center consisting of 5 shops and 18 apartments in Velbert, located approximately 40-50 kilometers from Düsseldorf, for 8.5 million euros.
According to the notary contract dated May 21, 2025, it was agreed that a daily penalty of 345 euros would be applied if payment obligations were not met. However, it is alleged that the conditions for the purchase could not be met, and due to the termination of the contract, a total of 500 thousand euros was paid, including 300 thousand euros to the German property owner and 100 thousand euros to each of the two Turkish buyers.
It was also reported that the matter was taken to court in Germany after one of the individuals stated to have brokered the shopping center sale applied to the court, claiming that a 100 thousand euro payment was missing.
Among the allegations brought to the agenda by Ağırel was the "Massen Shopping Center" in Luxembourg. According to the report, the Gökçek family also conducted negotiations for the purchase of this shopping center, which is valued at 280 million euros.