Izmir mayor denies all allegations in court

 

The Mayor of Izmir, Aziz Kocaoğlu, denied all allegations against him at an Izmir court yesterday, saying: “the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality is not a gang and I am not a gang leader,” Hurriyet Daily News reports

Kocaoğlu made his plea in the massive fraud case centered on the main opposition-led municipality yesterday.

A total of 130 suspects face charges of official misconduct, forgery, bribery, embezzlement, rigging state tenders, concealing crimes, protecting criminals and establishing and running a crime syndicate in the case.