Number of detainees rises in 5th wave of operation targeting IMM

The 5th wave of the operation, part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into alleged corruption at the IMM, was launched yesterday morning.

While detention warrants were issued for 47 people as part of 4 separate investigations, 30 individuals were initially detained in the operations, including former CHP MP Aykut Erdoğdu, Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe, Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara, Büyükçekmece Mayor Hasan Akgün, Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Aydar, and Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin.

With the latest statement made today, it was reported that the number of detainees has risen to 34.

It was noted that 7 people are being sought as fugitives in the operation conducted across 47 addresses.

WHO WERE THE DETENTION WARRANTS ISSUED FOR?

The individuals for whom detention warrants were issued are as follows:

1- Erdal Celal Aksoy (Deputy Secretary General of IMM)

2- Baki Aydöner (Member of the CHP Party Assembly)

3- Burak Korzay (General Manager of İsfalt)

4- Utku Caner Çaykara (Mayor of Avcılar)

5- Hakan Bahçetepe (Mayor of Gaziosmanpaşa)

6- Kadir Aydar (Mayor of Ceyhan)

7- Oya Tekin (Mayor of Seyhan)

8- Ozan İş (Deputy Mayor of Beşiktaş)

9- Erhan Daka (Deputy Mayor of Avcılar)

10- Can Zafer Yaman (Relative of the Mayor of Ceyhan)

11- Mustafa Aydar

12- Celal Tekin

13- Ebubekir Akın

14- Fatih Yadoğlu

15- Remzi Baka

16- Şaban Baka

17- Yusuf Yadoğlu

18- Caner Vural

19- Menderes Cemaloğlu

20- Gürkan Dölekli

21- Özer Ayık

22- Sırrı Küçük

23- Fikret Demir

24- Songül Demir

25- Fahri Aksoy

26- Bektaş Yıldız

27- İbrahim Bülbüllü

28- Mehmet Mandacı

29- Rıza Can Özdemir

30- Hakan Ateş

31- İsmet Abacı

32- Betül Taşkıt

33- Görkem Kızılkayak

34- İsmail Yalçın

35- Şazime Sena Ayata

36- Yazgül Yeşil Gül

37- Alican Abacı (Deputy Mayor of Beşiktaş) DETAINED

38- Emirhan Akçadağ (Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Beşiktaş) DETAINED

39- Hasan Akgün (Mayor of Büyükçekmece)

40- Ömer Kazancı

41- Emre Kekeçoğlu

42- Gökhan Akgün

43- Halil Satı

44- Eray Kurt

45- Aykut Erdoğdu (Former CHP MP)

46- Ali Sukas (General Manager of Ağaç AŞ)

47- Veysel Erçevik (Deputy Mayor of Beylikdüzü)

News Source: İHA