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Home > Current Affairs News > Davut Gül detail in the defense of the whistleblower defendant in the IMM case! He made a hasty statement

Davut Gül detail in the defense of the whistleblower defendant in the IMM case! He made a hasty statement

On the fourth day of the trial regarding the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), as defendant testimonies continued, it drew attention that Ümit Polat, the Purchasing Manager of Ağaç AŞ who testified as a whistleblower, mentioned the name of Istanbul Governor Davut Gül in his defense. Governor Gül denied the claim in question with a statement he made on his social media account.

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Published: 12.03.2026 12:27 Updated: 12.03.2026 12:28
Davut Gül detail in the defense of the whistleblower defendant in the IMM case! He made a hasty statement

Hearings continued for the fourth day in the IMM case, where many people are being tried, including CHP's presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

In the case where a total of 402 defendants are being tried, it was stated that 106 defendants are in custody, and the court panel listened to the defendants' defenses throughout the day.

WHISTLEBLOWER DEFENDANT'S DEFENSE WAS TAKEN

During the hearing, defendant Ümit Polat, who is stated to have served as the Purchasing Manager at Ağaç AŞ, took the floor and made his defense.

Polat spoke of a message that he claimed was delivered to him before the operations carried out on March 19. According to the allegation, Polat claimed that some promises were conveyed to him through an Ağaç AŞ employee whom he said was the cousin of Istanbul Governor Davut Gül.

Polat alleged that the person in question told him before the operation, "He should not make a sound, he should wait, something will happen soon anyway."

STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül responded to the allegations with a statement he made via his social media account.

In his post, Gül stated, "I have no close or distant relatives working at the IMM or its subsidiaries."


News Source: 12punto

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