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Melih Gökçek’s son and daughter-in-law arrive at courthouse to give statements

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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  • Ahmet Gökçek and Hülya Gökçek went to Ankara Courthouse to give statements as suspects in an investigation by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
  • Prosecutors opened the investigation on August 29 after media reports alleged that former Ankara mayor Melih Gökçek transferred unregistered funds to companies abroad.
  • Melih Gökçek previously gave a statement in the case and said he had no concerns because he tells the truth.

Ahmet Gökçek and his wife, Hülya Gökçek, arrived at Ankara Courthouse to give statements as suspects in an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Prosecutors launched the investigation on their own initiative on August 29, following media reports alleging that former Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek had transferred unregistered money to companies abroad.

Melih Gökçek had previously appeared at the courthouse as a suspect in the investigation. After leaving, he told reporters: “I am not coming to the prosecutor’s office for the first time in my life. I am not being investigated for the first time either. A decision will come from here in the coming days. I have no concerns because I am a person who tells the truth.”

Ahmet Gökçek and Hülya Gökçek had also been summoned to provide statements as suspects.

I am not coming to the prosecutor’s office for the first time in my life. I am not being investigated for the first time either. A decision will come from here in the coming days. I have no concerns because I am a person who tells the truth.

· Melih GökçekThe former Ankara mayor spoke to reporters after giving his statement in the investigation.
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