Bolu Municipality Affiliates Raided Over 24M Lira Mushroom Tent Fraud
Nine suspects detained in probe alleging used mushroom tents were sold as new, causing 24 million lira in public losses.
KEY POINTS
- Prosecutors allege used mushroom tents from 2021 were sold as new in a 2023 tender.
- Nine suspects detained, including top managers of a municipal affiliate and a cooperative.
- Expert report cites a 24 million lira loss from inflated pricing.
- Five suspects arrested and jailed; others released under judicial control.
- Charges include embezzlement and bid-rigging.
Prosecutors launched an operation on September 28 targeting a Bolu Municipality affiliate and a cooperative over allegations of bid-rigging and embezzlement. Gendarmerie teams conducted simultaneous raids at 06:30, detaining nine individuals including the general manager of Boltar Tek and the chair of the Köroğlu Cooperative.
An expert report dated September 24 claims 21 mushroom cultivation tents built in 2021 were fraudulently re-sold as new in a 2023 tender. The report states the affiliate purchased the used tents for 34.02 million lira despite a depreciated value of roughly 10.1 million lira.
“The 21 culture mushroom growing tents established in 2021 were processed in records as newly purchased in a tender held in 2023.”
The price difference of approximately 24 million lira is cited as the resulting public loss. The investigation focuses on charges of embezzlement and manipulating the tender process.
A court subsequently ordered the arrest of five of the eight suspects brought before it, remanding them in custody pending trial. The remaining suspects were released under judicial control measures.
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