The court announced its verdict in the case opened over allegations that Aziz İhsan Aktaş organized tenders by bribing mayors and municipal officials. The court ruled that the acts had not been committed within the framework of a “criminal organization for profit” and acquitted all defendants of organization-related charges. Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat was sentenced to a total of 22 years, 11 months, and 15 days in prison; Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar to 6 years and 3 months; Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Aydar to 5 years and 10 months; Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin to 8 years and 4 months; Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara to 6 years and 8 months; and Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer to 8 months and 10 days. Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere was acquitted. The court ruled that Rıza Akpolat, Oya Tekin, and Celal Tekin would remain in detention. Aziz İhsan Aktaş was sentenced to 2 years, 8 months, and 15 days in prison for “bid rigging” and was banned from participating in tenders for two years.
24 August 2026
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