The person whose name was written as a third secret witness in the IMM investigation said ‘I’m not’, that his statements were recorded in the minutes differently than his own and that he did not give a sworn statement: “My conscience is not clear.”

An unexpected confession came in the IMM investigation, which was initiated based on secret witness statements. The person whose sworn statement was taken as a secret witness and written as a secret witness said, “I am not.” The person who filed the petition one day after the March 19 operation did not accept that he had given a sworn statement.

İBB Kültür A.Ş. by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. Presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu and his advisor Murat Ongun were detained in the dawn operation within the scope of the investigation carried out into allegations against some private advertising companies.

According to the information in the investigation file, the operation was largely "witness" While it was revealed that it was based on names wiretapped in his capacity, the statements of advertiser Ahmet Taşçı, who was among these names, were also added to the file.

THE NAME WRITTEN AS A SECRET WITNESS IN THE IMM INVESTIGATION SAID ‘I AM NOT’

While advancing the investigation based on secret witness statements caused criticism and reactions, Taşçı’s petition to the prosecutor’s office on March 20, 2025, just one day after the operation, caused secret witnesses to be discussed again.

The author of one of the statements that formed the basis of the investigation Ahmet Taşçı stated his statements with the petition he submitted to the prosecutor’s office. "secret witness" objected to its status. What he said in his statement was not as an eyewitness, "to hearsay" He said he stopped.

In the statements he gave on January 29, February 7 and February 20, 2025 within the scope of the investigation "corruption, bribery and nylon bills" Taşçı, who made allegations of fraud, admitted in his last petition to the prosecutor’s office that the source of these statements was not concrete information. Taşçı, upon the request of the prosecutor’s office "knowledgeable" that he made a statement in his capacity, but that these statements were made against his will. "secret witness" He claimed that he had been granted the status.

Taşçı included the following statements in his objection petition submitted to the prosecutor’s office:

"I learned that the people whose names were mentioned in my declaration were arrested. My conscience is not clear because of this situation. I don’t want to violate anyone’s rights, I don’t want anyone to suffer any harm because of me. As an honest citizen and God-fearing person, I thought I should submit this petition."

HE DID NOT ACCEPT HAVING GIVEN A SWORN STATEMENT.

Taşçı, who stated that he gave a sworn statement in the report, claimed that he did not give a sworn statement in his petition.

In the petition, the situation "As far as I learned from the press, my statements in question were reflected in the file as secret witness statements." criticizing with words Taşçı also said that his statements were recorded in the minutes differently from his own statement.

Stating that he felt uneasy about the arrests after the March 19 operation, Taşçı included the following striking statements in his petition:

"Just as I did not make a statement under oath, what I said was what I heard about the issues that were circulating through word of mouth in our industry. My statements are based on hearing, not on experience. There is no incident that I have directly witnessed regarding what I said."