Prosecutor's referral document for 20 people, including İnan Güney: The structure named 'System'

In the referral document, it was requested that Güney be arrested on charges of "membership in an organization established to commit crimes" and "fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations."

The document alleges that Güney irregularly awarded outdoor advertising contracts to certain suspects and acted as an intermediary for awarding advertising work to specific companies, stating: "He particularly used his connections from his previous tenure as a general manager in a Beşiktaş Municipality subsidiary to pass work to the 3K company, where his close friend, suspect Serkan Öztürk, is a de facto partner."

The document claims that during his time as general manager of BELTAŞ and as Mayor of Beyoğlu, Güney received unofficial cash payments in exchange for irregular contracts and awarded irregular work to companies established in the names of his relatives.

The document alleges that Güney acted in concert with Murat Ongun and Kağan Sürmegöz to play a role in obtaining unfair profits through irregular and direct contracting processes in the outdoor advertising sector, thereby causing the criminal organization to gain millions of Turkish Liras in illicit profits and causing public loss.

THE STRUCTURE NAMED 'SYSTEM'

The referral document alleges that Güney contributed to the conversion of illicitly obtained gains into cash through fake invoicing and the transfer of these funds to a structure the criminal organization called "SYSTEM," thereby providing funding to the organization.

Due to the existence of facts indicating a strong suspicion that Güney committed the crimes charged and the presence of grounds for arrest, it was requested that he be arrested for "membership in an organization established to commit crimes" and "fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations."

The referral document alleges that Veysel Eren Güven, Güney's bodyguard, and İbrahim Akkaya, his brother-in-law, acted in concert with İnan Güney in awarding irregular outdoor advertising contracts to certain individuals and companies, receiving unofficial cash payments in exchange for these irregular contracts, and awarding irregular work to companies established in the names of his relatives.

Regarding suspect İbrahim Can Yaman, a relative of Murat Ongun, the referral document states: "He established a company under the direction of Emrah Bağdatlı or used an existing company to obtain irregular work and tenders from the İBB and its subsidiaries, acting in concert with other suspects who submitted bids for the tenders; he played a role in obtaining unfair profits for himself and other suspects by submitting collusive bids for 'no-bid' tenders."

Regarding suspect Mahir Gün, the document states: "He is a member of a social media formation known as 'trolls,' established under the patronage of Murat Ongun; under Ongun's direction, he engaged in actions to create public perception by producing or spreading false news in line with the interests of the criminal organization, and played an active role in spreading misleading information aimed at inciting the public against the state by portraying non-existent events as real against state organs."

It was requested that Gün be arrested for "publicly spreading misleading information" and "membership in an organization established to commit crimes."

In the referral document, it was also requested that the other 18 suspects be arrested for "membership in an organization established to commit crimes" and "fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations."

News Source: 12punto