Seven suspects were detained in four provinces in the second wave of operations carried out as part of the investigation into Cafer Mahiroğlu. It was reported that one of the eight people with detention warrants is at large, and efforts are underway to apprehend them.
In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, allegations that irregular tenders were received through BUSTECH Araç Bakım Onarım Hizmetleri A.Ş., which is stated to belong to Mahiroğlu, are being examined. The file alleges that money was transferred to Halk TV, Özdemir Üç Tekstil, other companies, and personal accounts through the company.
In secret witness and effective remorse statements within the scope of the investigation, it was alleged that tenders for vehicle maintenance and repair, cleaning services, and mask procurement were received from the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality so that Halk TV would not experience financial difficulties after being purchased by Mahiroğlu. Allegations that bribes in foreign currency and Turkish lira were given by hand to some officials during the tender and progress payment processes were also included in the file.
In the first wave of the investigation, 13 people were detained, and 5 of them were arrested. Within the scope of the second wave, simultaneous operations were carried out in Eskişehir, Izmir, Ankara, and Istanbul.
It was stated that those detained in the operation included former Izmir Municipality Secretary General Ramazan Tezcan, Filiz Bulut, who works as an office clerk at BUSTECH, Maker and Zafer İnşaat partner İbrahim Seyfittinoğlu, BUSTECH Project Manager Murat Topuz, former Izmir Municipality Machinery Supply Department Head Haluk Harun Tuzsuzoğlu, and Mehmet Meral, who works as a controller at the Izmir Municipality Machinery Supply Department.
It was reported that Emre Kaya, the owner of the company named ESBAKIM, is at large and efforts to apprehend him are continuing. It was stated that İbrahim Tuncol is under arrest as part of another file and is an employee of the former Izmir Municipality Machinery Supply Department Head, who is arrested in the investigation file.
TRUSTEE WAS APPOINTED TO HALK TV
Within the framework of the investigation, companies in which Cafer Mahiroğlu was considered to be a partner, manager, or affiliated with were seized by court order. The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as a trustee to the companies in question.
In a previous statement by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the investigation focused on some tender processes and financial transactions connected to the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality.
Cafer Mahiroğlu, on the other hand, had argued that the allegations of financial irregularities directed against him did not reflect the truth.
News Source: 12punto
