A new development has occurred in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case. Changes have been made to the trustee administration over the companies of two key whistleblowers in the investigation, Sarp Yalçınkaya and Ali Nuhoğlu. The court decided to appoint a "supervisory trustee" instead of the previous trustees. According to the report by Can Bursalı, with this development, the two individuals will be able to have a say in decision-making processes at their own companies once again through the board of directors.
SARP YALÇINKAYA'S REQUEST PARTIALLY ACCEPTED
Sarp Yalçınkaya had previously testified as a whistleblower six times and was released in September. Yalçınkaya's application to remove the trustees appointed to his 14 companies, including TECO Petrolleri, was partially accepted by the court. Thus, decisions will first be taken by the board of directors and then submitted to the supervisory trustee for approval.
SAME MODEL APPLIED FOR ALİ NUHOĞLU
Another name mentioned in the same case, Ali Nuhoğlu, made a similar request. After being released following his decision to become a whistleblower, the contractor Nuhoğlu sought to resume management of his companies through his lawyer. The court found his requests partially favorable as well; the direct trustee practice in the companies was terminated, and a supervisory trustee system was implemented.
HOW WILL THE SUPERVISORY TRUSTEE MODEL WORK?
In the supervisory trustee model, the company's board of directors can make its own decisions, but these decisions will only be valid if the supervisory trustee finds them appropriate. With this method, the court did not grant the company owners complete freedom of action, but provided them with the right to participate in management processes gradually.
“VILLA” ALLEGATIONS HAD BEEN DENIED
Ali Nuhoğlu is known in the public eye as the "contractor who transferred 3 villas to İmamoğlu İnşaat for 15 million." However, Ekrem İmamoğlu's lawyer, Mehmet Pehlivan, had denied the allegations reflected in the public sphere with documents, stating that they were "outright lies."
NECATİ ÖZKAN'S APPLICATION REJECTED
On the other hand, Necati Özkan, the owner of Öykü Ajans, who managed IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's election campaigns and remains in custody, also applied to the court to have the injunction on his assets lifted. However, the court did not find Özkan's request appropriate. The decision emphasized that there was no unlawful situation regarding the seized assets.
News Source: 12punto
