The investigation by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office into allegations that Melih Gökçek and his family made real estate investments through HAMAG GmbH, which they established in Germany, and transferred unregistered funds to companies abroad is ongoing. Former Ankara Metropolitan Mayor İbrahim Melih Gökçek gave his statement as a suspect last Friday. His son Ahmet Gökçek and his wife Hülya Gökçek also gave statements for approximately 5 hours. Following a judicial questioning that lasted approximately half an hour, the couple was released under judicial control with a travel ban. Their requests to use the protocol entrance were denied, so the couple left through the public entrance and declined to answer journalists.
Why it matters
The decision at this stage shows that the case has not yet been concluded and that the investigation is still in the process of clarifying whether the allegations are true. For the Gökçek family, the matter has gone beyond simply giving statements and has turned into an ongoing legal process due to the travel ban. Since the investigation focuses on allegations of real estate investments through the company established in Germany and the transfer of unregistered funds to companies abroad, how the inquiry will address the family members’ links to the companies remains an open question. At the next stage, the decisive point will be whether the evidence collected by the prosecution supports these allegations and what legal outcome the case will reach. The judicial control decision remains a measure applied while the investigation is ongoing.
Background
Ahmet is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: over the last 90 days, we have published 3 reports mentioning this name; the most recent is dated 8 September 2026.