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The Turkish police detained 29 people on Friday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB). The suspects are accused of bid rigging through an allegedly fictitious tender system operated via a subsidiary of the municipality, Agac ve Peyzaj AS.
In a statement, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said investigations were being conducted into activities carried out “within the scope of the activities of the criminal organization established under the leadership of Ekrem Imamoglu.”
Imamoglu is currently on trial alongside 413 co-defendants. If convicted, he could face up to 2,430 years in prison.
Prosecutors said the operation focused on allegations that the organization manipulated public tenders through an irregular and fictitious procurement system run via Agac ve Peyzaj AS.
The statement said that 29 out of the 30 suspects subject to detention warrants had been apprehended.
Authorities are continuing efforts to capture the remaining suspect, who is believed to be abroad.
The suspects are accused of interfering in public tenders through the municipal company.
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