Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney's prosecutor's statement revealed: 'He held a grudge against me'

In his statement to the prosecutor, describing his attitude toward Mustafa Mutlu, Güney said, "I warned him every time, saying, 'Did you come here to provide legal consultancy, or did you come to secure business for Aziz İhsan Aktaş?'

I told him repeatedly that he should not interfere in matters that do not concern him. After two months, I had the door of my office at the municipality opened by a locksmith, had his belongings collected, and sent the individual away from the municipality," he said.

In his statement, Güney also noted that after he sent the individual away from the municipality, Alican Abacı and Aziz İhsan Aktaş held a grudge against him, and that Aktaş made various threats against him through Ozan İş.

Here is Güney's statement;

"HE WAS PERSISTENT ABOUT ME GIVING HIM WORK"

"After I was elected Mayor of Beyoğlu, Alican Abacı directed a person named Mustafa Mutlu, whom I also knew from the Beşiktaş Municipality, to me as a legal consultant. I gave him an office at the Beyoğlu Municipality, but Mustafa Mutlu did not have any official position. This individual worked at the Beyoğlu Municipality in this manner for about two months. During this period, Mustafa Mutlu was constantly insisting that I give work to Aziz İhsan Aktaş. During the period when the Beyoğlu Municipality vehicle tender was being prepared, I learned that he went to the holding company currently doing the vehicle work without my knowledge and lied, saying, 'The Mayor does not want you to enter the tender.' After learning this, I stated through my deputy mayor that anyone who wishes and meets the specifications can enter this tender.

"THEY HELD A GRUDGE AGAINST ME AFTER I SENT THEM AWAY FROM THE MUNICIPALITY"

I told Mustafa Mutlu every time to do his job, saying to him, 'Did you come here to provide legal consultancy, or did you come to secure business for Aziz İhsan Aktaş?' I told him repeatedly that he should not insist on matters that do not concern him, and at the end of two months, I had the door of my office at the Beyoğlu Municipality opened by a locksmith, had his belongings collected, and had the individual sent away from the municipality. After I sent this individual away from the municipality, individuals named Alican Abacı and Aziz İhsan Aktaş held a grudge against me. In fact, Aziz İhsan Aktaş made many threats against me through Ozan İş.

"THEY MADE STATEMENTS AGAINST ME BECAUSE THEY HELD A GRUDGE"

Murat Kapki, who made statements against me, was introduced to me by Alican Abacı while he was working at Beşiktaş Municipality's BELTAŞ. Alican Abacı suggested that I give advertising work to Murat Kapki. When I rejected this offer, Murat Kapki held a grudge against me. To summarize, the individuals who made statements against me did so because they held a grudge against me. Statements such as, 'Even though İnan Güney is the Mayor of Beyoğlu, he was managing BELTAŞ, a subsidiary of Beşiktaş Municipality,' are included in the statements of Alican Abacı, Mustafa Mutlu, and Murat Kapki. Thus, it is seen that these individuals are slandering me in the same direction and using the same language. I do not have any authority in the organization of the mentioned tender or the preparation of its specifications. I left my position at BELTAŞ in November 2023. Therefore, I had no authority in the tender held by the Beşiktaş Municipality in 2024. I did not attend meetings regarding the tender. In late 2024, when I was paying a courtesy visit to Rıza Akpolat, individuals named Alican Abacı and Mustafa Mutlu came to his office afterward. In this way, I witnessed their conversations regarding the tender. Alican Abacı and Mustafa Mutlu made a proposal to Rıza Akpolat to award this advertising tender and, in return, to pay off the debts of the Beşiktaş Municipality. Rıza Akpolat did not accept this proposal, saying, 'The tender will be awarded to whoever gives the highest bid.'

'I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMPANY'

I do not have any official or unofficial company that I am a partner in regarding outdoor advertising media. During my term as Mayor of Beyoğlu, no leasing was done regarding the advertising media under our patronage. These media are used for public service. If I had any interest or trade related to outdoor advertising media, it would be expected that I would have had some activity related to this during my one-and-a-half-year term as mayor. When looking at the total advertising work given during my tenure at BELTAŞ, it will be seen that the majority continued with the firms that were there when I took office. The advertising volume that Serkan Öztürk received is very, very low when looking at the total. As alleged, I do not have any official or unofficial partnership with Serkan Öztürk. The claim that he is my 'treasury' is completely hypothetical and slanderous. The most important proof of this is that Serkan Öztürk did not receive any work from the Beyoğlu Municipality during my term as Mayor of Beyoğlu. In fact, Serkan Öztürk himself has clearly stated that he did not provide any benefit to me."

News Source: 12punto