15 politicians will go to the Supreme Court.

AKP Istanbul Deputy Azmi Ates, who holds the commission’s presidency, said the commission’s research showed that 16 firms profited unjustly from the contract, all at the expense of the state . He added that Topcu violated Article 205 of the Turkish Criminal Code, which makes it a crime ‘to intrigue purchase and sale’, and Article 366, which makes it a crime ‘to intrigue contracts’. Neither article is susceptible to amnesties or time limitations.

Zekai Ozcinar / Ankara / TURKEY