BREAKING NEWS: Tunç Soyer was detained! Why was Tunç Soyer detained?

Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Izmir Republic Chief Prosecutor's Office Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau and Organized Crimes Bureau, an operation was carried out in the morning hours against the İZBETON company and cooperatives. The teams from the Financial Crimes Department detained most of the 157 people for whom detention orders were issued.

The names of some of the suspects detained are as follows:

- Former Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer , - CHP Izmir Provincial Chairman Şenol Aslanoğlu, - Former İZBETON General Manager Heval Savaş Kaya, - İZSU General Manager Gürkan Erdoğan, - Former General Secretary Barış Karcı, - Manisa Metropolitan Municipality Deputy General Secretary Ulaş Aydın, - Buca Deputy Mayor Engin Güzel

- Former Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Özgür Ozan

- İzmir Chamber of Commerce Council Member Çağlar Kalkan - İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Eşrefpaşa Hospital Deputy Chief Physician Gaffar Karadoğan - Bayraklı Deputy Mayor Mehmet Hanifi Mert Yılmaz - CHP Bornova District Deputy Chairman Haydar İzgin - İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Övünç Özgen

- CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Ümit Erkol's son Fırat Erkol

The detained suspects were taken to the police station after a health check.

It was reported that the suspects were detained for the crimes of "rigging a tender", "rigging the performance of a duty" and "qualified fraud" based on the Court of Accounts Report, the Civil Inspector Report, the Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization Audit Report, the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Inspection Board Internal Audit Report and expert reports.

DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATION

CNN TÜRK reporter Merve Tokaz, who provided the details, stated that it was determined that the work received in the name of İZBETON was not actually done and that the victims of the cooperative filed criminal complaints.

Important details have come to light in the investigation launched in 2024 regarding İzbeton A.Ş., a subsidiary of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. The investigation is being conducted within the framework of the general investigation provisions regarding İzbeton management.

Within the scope of the investigation, inspections by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as criminal complaints by cooperative victims, were taken into consideration. It is alleged that the suspects committed the crimes of “aggravated fraud,” “rigging the performance of a duty,” and “rigging a tender.”

A report was also received from the expert committee regarding the actions. The report stated that the lands and buildings acquired on behalf of the municipality within the scope of the Urban Transformation Law No. 6306 were transferred to cooperatives established at the same address and whose managers were the same people in return for flats. It is claimed that the transactions carried out with this method are against the law.

In addition, it was determined that some works and services recorded under the name of İzbeton A.Ş. were not actually performed and received. It was noted that this situation caused public loss.