In the case where Hakan Bahçetepe, who was suspended from his duty as Mayor of Gaziosmanpaşa after his arrest, and 8 defendants were tried, it was decided to release the defendant Erdal Celal Aksoy.
Detained defendants Hakan Bahçetepe, Baki Aydöner and Erdal Celal Aksoy and undetained defendants Gürkan Dölekli, Özer Ayık, Seza Büyükçulha, Gözde Bahçetepe and Aziz Lal attended the hearing at the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court. The lawyers of the parties were also present in the hall.
The public prosecutor, who was asked for his opinion after the defenses taken at the hearing, asked for a decision to continue the situation of the 3 detained defendants.
Announcing its interim decision, the court decided to release the defendant Erdal Celal Aksoy.
The committee ruled that the defendants Hakan Bahçetepe and Baki Aydöner continue to be detained and postponed the hearing to 2 October.
While the indictment prepared by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office includes 2 separate actions, in the evaluation of the first action, it is stated that the defendants Seza Büyükçulha and Baki Aydöner are defendants in the "Ekrem İmamoğlu profit-oriented criminal organization" case.
Considering the crimes charged against Aydöner in this case and the actions in which the defendant was involved, the indictment states that although he did not have a position in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, he used the power he had to gain unfair advantage by using his closeness to İmamoğlu. It is claimed that the defendant met with the contractors and had their receivables collected from the municipality and received financial benefits in return.
In the indictment, it is stated that the defendant used a vehicle registered in the name of Aziz İhsan Aktaş's company for free, that Aktaş gave him 100 thousand dollars after meeting the defendant and made a kind of gesture. "It was put forward in the case where 'Ekrem İmamoğlu profit-oriented criminal organization' is being tried." statements are included.
The indictment states that Aktaş met Baki Aydöner and Ertan Yıldız through Burak Korzay, and it is claimed that he aimed to solve their business and problems by meeting the financial demands of these people.
In the indictment, the defendant Aydöner stated in his defense that he rented the vehicle, but that he did not pay any invoices etc. Although he stated that he returned the vehicle because it was not given to him, it is reported that in addition to his CHP political identity, he also has a tradesman identity from his family and that he, like everyone else, is in a position to know the procedures of renting a car.
"Therefore, his statements about the unfair benefits he received from Aziz İhsan Aktaş were not taken into account, it was understood that the suspect acted with the aim of solving problems in CHP municipalities and making money from people and contractors who requested the municipality, and that the suspect Seza Büyükçulha gained influence by using his close friendship with İmamoğlu, and tried to meet the demands and solve the affairs of people who requested from CHP municipalities. Therefore, although the suspects Baki Aydöner and Seza Büyükçulha did not receive the excavation permit, "Although they do not have direct authority to issue business licenses, it has been observed that they have the influence to obtain these permits."
Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who is on trial for the crimes of "establishing a criminal organization for profit purposes", "tender rigging", "rigging the execution of an act", "bribery", "forgery of official documents", "forgery of private documents", "laundering of assets resulting from crime", "opposition to the tax procedure law", is stated in the indictment, which states that he made sincere statements by showing active remorse during the investigation phase, and that he was in contact with the mayors who demanded money from him and these people. It is noted that he shared what he knew about the people with the chief prosecutor's office, tried to concretize his acts of giving money with receipts and dates, and that the statement taken in this context was seen to be compatible with the determined issues.
In the indictment, it is requested that the defendant Hakan Bahçetepe be sentenced to imprisonment from 10 to 24 years for the crimes of "illegal acquisition of property", "laundering of assets resulting from crime" and "taking bribe".
Other defendants, Gürkan Dölekli, Baki Aydöner, Özer Ayık, Seza Büyükçulha, Erdal Aksoy, Gözde Bahçetepe and Aziz Lal, are requested to be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 3 to 24 years for crimes such as "taking bribes", "giving bribes", "intermediating bribes", "laundering assets resulting from crime".
In the indictment, "Since the suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş reported and informed our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office about the acts of bribery to both Hakan Bahçetepe and Erdal Celal Aksoy before the investigation began, it is requested to decide that there is no need to apply the provisions of Article 254/2 of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 on the suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş and to impose a penalty on the suspect." expressions are used.